AP � The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin will be discussing arms control, Iran and Syria at upcoming talks with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Pompeo is arriving in Russia�s Black Sea resort of Sochi Tuesday for talks with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He is expected to meet with Putin after that.

Putin�s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that he expects the meeting to focus on arms control, Iran, Syria, the crisis in Venezuela and North Korea�s nuclear program.

Pompeo said in a tweet before setting off for Russia that Moscow and Washington agree on some issues and disagree on others but added that it is �our responsibility to find a way forward.�

Before hosting Pompeo, Putin is expected to visit a military facility in the south that manufactures some of Russia�s most modern fighter jets. Asked whether it was deliberately timed to coincide with Pompeo�s visit, Peskov argued this was a routine visit and not a �message� to anyone.

On Monday, Putin toured another military aviation factory and chaired a meeting on the military industrial complex.