THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(New York, New York)
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release September 6, 2000
Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative
between the United States of America and Russian Federation
Text of the Joint Statement and Implementation Plan
JOINT STATEMENT
Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative
President William Jefferson Clinton of the United States of America and
President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation met today in New York
and agreed on a Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative as a
constructive basis for strengthening trust between the two sides and for
further development of agreed measures to enhance strategic stability
and to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
missiles and missile technologies worldwide. In furtherance of this
initiative, the two Presidents approved an implementation plan developed
by their experts as a basis for continuing this work.
The Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative builds on the Presidents'
agreement in their two previous meetings. The Joint Statement on
Principles of Strategic Stability, adopted in Moscow on June 4, 2000,
and the Joint Statement on Cooperation on Strategic Stability, adopted
in Okinawa on July 21, 2000, establish a constructive basis for progress
in further reducing nuclear weapons arsenals, preserving and
strengthening the ABM Treaty, and confronting new challenges to
international security. The United States and Russia reaffirm their
commitment to the ABM Treaty as a cornerstone of strategic stability.
The United States and Russia intend to implement the provisions of the
START I and INF Treaties, to seek early entry into force of the START II
Treaty and its related Protocol, the 1997 New York agreements on ABM
issues and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and to work
towards the early realization of the 1997 Helsinki Joint Statement on
Parameters on Future Reductions in Nuclear Forces. The United States
and Russia also intend to seek new forms of cooperation in the area of
non-proliferation of missiles and missile technologies with a view to
strengthening international security and maintaining strategic stability
within the framework of the Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative
between our two countries.
The Strategic Stability Cooperation Initiative could include, along with
expansion of existing programs, new initiatives aimed at strengthening
the security of our two countries and of the entire world community and
without prejudice to the security of any state.
START III Treaty and ABM Treaty. The United States and Russia have
presented their approaches to the principal provisions of the START III
Treaty and on ABM issues. The United States and Russia have held
intensified discussions on further reductions in strategic offensive
forces within the framework of a future START III Treaty and on ABM
issues, with a view to initiating negotiations expeditiously, in
accordance with the Moscow Joint Statement of September 2, 1998, the
Cologne Joint Statement of June 20, 1999 and the Okinawa Joint Statement
of July 21, 2000 by the two Presidents. They will seek to agree upon
additional measures to strengthen strategic stability and confidence,
and to ensure predictability in the military field.
NPT, CTBT, FMCT, BWC and Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones. The United States
and Russia reaffirm their commitment to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as the foundation of the
international nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament regime.
The United States and Russia will seek to ensure early entry into force
and effective implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty. They will continue to work to begin negotiations to conclude a
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty and to strengthen the Biological Weapons
Convention. They will continue to facilitate the establishment of
nuclear weapon-free zones in the world, based on voluntary agreements
among states in the relevant region, consistent with the relevant 1999
Report of the United Nations Disarmament Commission, as an important
avenue for efforts to prevent nuclear weapons proliferation.
Discussions of issues related to the threat of proliferation of missiles
and missile technology. The United States and Russia are prepared to
expand their discussions of issues related to the threat of
proliferation of missiles and missile technologies. These discussions
will include annual briefings based on assessments of factors and events
related to ballistic and cruise missile proliferation. Annual
assessments will address potential threats to international security.
With a view to preventing the proliferation of missiles and weapons of
mass destruction, political and diplomatic measures will be discussed
and undertaken, using bilateral and multilateral mechanisms.
Cooperation in the area of Theater Missile Defense. The United States
and Russia are prepared to resume and then expand cooperation in the
area of Theater Missile Defense (TMD), and also to consider the
possibility of involving other states, with a view to strengthening
global and regional stability.
The sides will consider as specific areas of such cooperation:
- Expansion of the bilateral program of joint TMD command
and staff exercises.
- Possibility of involving other states in joint TMD
command and staff exercises.
- Possibility of development of methods for enhanced
interaction for joint use of TMD systems.
- Joint development of concepts for possible cooperation in
TMD systems.
- Possibility of reciprocal invitation of observers to
actual firings of TMD systems.
Early warning information. The United States and Russia, in
implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States
of America and the Russian Federation on the Establishment of a Joint
Center for the Exchange of Data from Early Warning Systems and
Notification of Missile Launches signed in Moscow on June 4, 2000,
intend to establish and put into operation in Moscow within a year the
joint center for exchange of data to preclude the possibility of missile
launches caused by a false missile attack warning. The Parties will
also make efforts to come to an early agreement on a regime for
exchanging notifications of missile launches, consistent with the
statement of the Presidents at Okinawa on July 21, 2000.
Missile Non-Proliferation measures. The United States and Russia intend
to strengthen the Missile Technology Control Regime. They declare their
commitment to seek new avenues of cooperation with a view to limiting
proliferation of missiles and missile technologies. Consistent with the
July 21, 2000, Joint Statement of the Presidents at Okinawa, they will
work together with other states on a new mechanism to integrate, inter
alia, the Russian proposal for a Global Control System for
Non-Proliferation of Missiles and Missile Technologies (GCS), the U.S.
proposal for a missile code of conduct, as well as the MTCR.
Confidence and transparency-building measures. Bearing in mind their
obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons, the United States and Russia will seek to expand cooperation
related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to promote a
mutually beneficial technical exchange that will facilitate the
implementation of the CTBT after its entry into force. The United
States and Russia are prepared to discuss confidence and
transparency-building measures as an element of facilitating compliance
with, preserving and strengthening the ABM Treaty. These measures could
include: data exchanges, pre-notifications of planned events, voluntary
demonstrations, participation in observations, organization of
exhibitions, and strengthening the ABM Treaty compliance verification
process.
The Presidents of the United States and Russia have agreed that
officials from the relevant ministries and agencies will meet annually
to coordinate their activities in this area, and look forward with
interest to such a meeting in the near future.
The United States and Russia call upon all nations of the world to unite
their efforts to strengthen strategic stability.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE THE PRESIDENT OF
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
New York City September 6, 2000
STRATEGIC STABILITY COOPERATION INITIATIVE
Implementation Plan
-- Discussions of issues related to the threat of proliferation of
missiles and missile technologies
The U.S. will brief Russia on the update of the National Intelligence
Estimate of the ballistic missile threat that has just been
completed, and Russia will provide its latest assessment.
-- Cooperation in the area of Theater Missile Defense
The United States and Russia agreed to conduct a U.S.-Russian
planning and simulation exercise in February, 2001 at Colorado
Springs, Colorado and a U.S.-Russian field training exercise at Fort
Bliss, Texas by late 2001 or early 2002. Planning meetings for the
2001 exercise will continue in Moscow in September and
November-December at the Joint National Test Facility in Colorado
Springs. Joint TMD exercise expert talks will also discuss the
possibility of reciprocal invitation of observers to actual firings
of TMD systems.
-- Early warning information
By the end of this fall, the United States and Russia expect to begin
preparation of the Moscow site for the Joint Data Exchange Center
(JDEC) and begin renovation of the building that will house the
center, as well as begin drafting concept of operations and standard
operating procedures documents. The United States and Russia intend
to commence operations at the JDEC in June of 2001, with full
operations to begin in September 2001. Regular meetings of working
groups under the Joint Commission will take place in coming months.
The United States and Russia have agreed to set as an objective the
completion of a bilateral agreement on a pre-launch notification
system for launches of ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles
by the APEC summit in November, while also reaching agreement on how
the system will be opened up to the voluntary participation of all
interested countries. They will meet to intensify negotiations in
September.
-- Missile Non-Proliferation measures
The United States and Russia will work to reach consensus among MTCR
partners at the October 9-13 Plenary, as well as with other
countries, on plans for a global missile non-proliferation approach.
-- Confidence and transparency-building measures
Experts will meet this fall to review and approve additional warhead
safety and security issues for expanded cooperation related to the
CTBT. Experts will meet before the end of this year to consider
expanded cooperation in the area of computations, experiments and
materials. Experts in CTBT monitoring and verification will be
scheduled to meet in late 2000 or early 2001 to consider expanded
cooperation in this area.
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