Agence France-Presse,
WIESBADEN, Germany: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany on Sunday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel after he was informed of a plot to assassinate him when he visits Tehran this week.
Putin's plane touched down at Frankfurt airport more than two hours behind schedule after it was delayed by bad weather in Moscow.
The announcement of the delay was made after the Kremlin said Putin had been told of reports of a possible attempt on his life in Iran, where he is scheduled to head to from Germany on Monday night.
Russia's Interfax news agency, citing a source in the special services, reported that a group of suicide bombers would try to kill Putin in Tehran on Tuesday.
Iran dismissed the reports as “completely without foundation.”
Putin's talks with Merkel are expected to focus on the growing mistrust between Moscow and Washington over US plans to locate an anti-missile shield in eastern Europe, the future status of Kosovo and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Putin was to dine with the chancellor on the banks of the Rhine near the spa city of Wiesbaden before formal talks on Monday.
