MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. Members of the Federation Council Committee for Foreign Affairs will meet with US Republican senator Rand Paul on August 6, Chairman of the Federation Council committee Konstantin Kosachyov told TASS on Thursday.

"The meeting will take place on August 6 at 11:00 Moscow time at the Federation Council," he said. The Russian side will be represented by First Deputy Chairman of the committee and former Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak, First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Dzhabarov and Deputy Chairman Vladimir Lukin, who also headed the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington. The American delegation includes member of the Texas State Senate Don Huffines and President of the Cato Institute Peter Goettler.

"The issues of Russian-American relations and the prospects of bilateral interparliamentary ties will be discussed," Kosachyov said. He specified that the American side has planned meetings in the State Duma and the Russian Foreign Ministry, as well as a visit to St. Petersburg

A group of US lawmakers headed by Republican senator Richard Shelby visited Russia in early July.