CORFU, Greece, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Two high-level meetings are to be held on Greece's Ionian island of Corfu on Saturday and Sunday with the participation of more than 50 foreign ministers, focusing on European security and the consolidation of trust between the East and West.

    The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) will convene on Saturday for the first time after the conflict in Georgia, while the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) informal ministerial meeting will take place on Sunday with the participation of all 56 member states, and chaired by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis.

    The Greek foreign minister will hold successive bilateral meetings with outgoing NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, U.S. deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

    The bilateral agreements scheduled to be signed between the U.S. and Greece are expected to clear the way for Greece's participation in the U.S. visa waiver program and to establish closer cooperation in combating terrorism and organized crime.