RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 84, Part I, 2 May 2001
PUTIN, BUSH AGREE TO DISCUSSIONS ON NMD, DISARMAMENT. U.S. President George W. Bush telephoned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on 1 May to assure him that Washington will not make any unilateral decisions on missile defenses, Reuters reported from Moscow. In a 12-minute conversation, the two leaders recommitted themselves to more discussions about disarmament and other nuclear issues. A day earlier, Putin had sent Bush a message responding to Washington's proposals about a settlement of the Karabakh dispute, ITAR-TASS reported. Putin said that progress on that issue is "a good example of how our countries can successfully cooperate in solving complex regional problems." PG
Copyright (c) 2001. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. http://www.rferl.org
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
