ACCESSION NUMBER:301759
FILE ID:EUR415
DATE:09/02/93
TITLE:U.S.-RUSSIAN MISSILE EXPORT CONTROLS AGREEMENT (09/02/93)
TEXT:*93090215.EUR
*EUR415 09/02/93 *
U.S.-RUSSIAN MISSILE EXPORT CONTROLS AGREEMENT
(Text: White House fact sheet) (270)
(The following fact sheet titled "U.S.-Russian Missile Export Controls
Agreement" was issued by the White House September 2.)
Vice President Gore and Prime Minister Chernomyrdin signed a Memorandum of
Understanding on Missile-Related Exports today, at the conclusion of the
inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission on Space and Energy.
The agreement illustrates our mutual commitment to promoting
nonproliferation and effective export controls. It provides a strong
foundation upon which we will continue to build our partnership with Russia
in space cooperation and other areas of mutual interest.
The U.S. and Russia reached an agreement on missile export controls on July
15. This agreement cleared the way for an expanded partnership on
proliferation issues and in space cooperation. In the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU), Russia agreed to conduct its missile-related exports
according to the criteria and standards of the multilateral Missile
1echnology Control Regime (MTCR). This formal commitment on the part of
Russia met a major objective of the U.S. and the 22 other members of the
MTCR. We also reached an understanding on the disposition of Russia's
cryogenic rocket engine contract with India. We expect a final arrangement
on this issue to be reached by the beginning of next year.
Russia's commitment to abide by the criteria and standards of the MTCR is a
welcome and important step that shows its readiness to be a responsible
partner in the sale of high-technology goods and services.
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