Tuesday, 21 May 2002

WASHINGTON BELIEVES RUSSIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT WILL CONFIRM COLD WAR IS SURVIVAL OF PAST

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At the coming summit in Moscow the Presidents of the USA and Russia, George Bush and Vladimir Putin, plan to sign a new ABM Treaty which will show that both countries have left the heritage of the Cold War behind and open by this document a new era in their relations. This was stated on Monday in Washington by US President\'s adviser for national security Condoleezza Rice. She noted that the ABM Treaty consists of only three pages and provides for the reduction of the warheads which are in the service in Russia and in the United States to the levels of 1.
At the coming summit in Moscow the Presidents of the USA and Russia, George Bush and Vladimir Putin, plan to sign a new ABM Treaty which will show that both countries have left the heritage of the Cold War behind and open by this document a new era in their relations. This was stated on Monday in Washington by US President\'s adviser for national security Condoleezza Rice. She noted that the ABM Treaty consists of only three pages and provides for the reduction of the warheads which are in the service in Russia and in the United States to the levels of 1.7 - 2.2 thousand on both sides. Condoleezza Rice emphasized that the new relations between the United States and Russia rested on more and more common interests and mutual trust. Together with Russia we have achieved a considerable progress on the anti-terrorist front, said the US President\'s adviser and added that among other documents which will be signed at the summit there is a joint statement on the fight against international terrorism. Condoleezza Rice said that the Presidents would also discuss other issues, including cooperation in the power industry, the problems of the safe storage of nuclear materials, and the non-proliferation problems. We want to discuss the question of the weapons of mass destruction, of control over them and control over biological, chemical and nuclear materials to prevent their leakage, said the adviser of George Bush. (RIA-Novosti)
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