KIEV, April 20 - Prime Minister Mykola Azarov arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for an emergency meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to finalize amendments to a 10-year natural gas agreement, the government reported on its Website.

“The prime minister plans to return back to Kiev later today,” the government’s statement said.

The meeting comes a day before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to arrive in Ukraine for talks with President Viktor Yanukovych.