Moscow (PTI): A wide range of issues including the proposed American missile shield in Europe is expected to figure during talks between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart George W Bush in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on April 6.

"President Vladimir Putin and George W Bush will hold their working meeting in Sochi. We are happy that President Bush has accepted President Putin's invitation," Kremlin foreign policy aide Sergei Prikhodko was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.

Both the leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues including the proposed American missile shield in Poland, he said.