RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 92, Part I, 15 May 2001
U.S. IDEAS ON NMD DESCRIBED AS 'LAUGHABLE.' Marshal Igor Sergeev told RIA-Novosti on 14 May that American ideas about missile defense are "laughable" but warned that Washington almost certainly will ignore Russia's views on the matter and go ahead. He said that Russian negotiators had not received any response last week from visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Paul Wolfowitz to whom they proposed the creation of a joint group "to talk about missile threats in terms of science, not politics." Also on 14 May, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will discuss the issues of missile defense when Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov visits Washington on 18 May, dpa reported. PG
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