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Statement ... on the Visit of President Medvedev of the Russian Federation to the White House
Whitehouse.gov ^ | June 11, 2010 | n/a
Posted on June 12, 2010 1:38:47 AM PDT by Cindy
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release June 11, 2010
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Medvedev of the Russian Federation to the White House
President Obama is pleased to welcome President Dmitriy Medvedev of the Russian Federation to the United States on June 22-24.
Over the last eighteen months, the United States and Russia have made significant strides in resetting relations between our two countries in ways that advance our mutual interests. Since first meeting in London in April 2009, President Obama and President Medvedev have collaborated closely to enhance the security and well-being of the American and Russian people, including the expansion of the Northern Distribution Network, which supplies our troops in Afghanistan; the signing of the New START Treaty, which reduces our nuclear arsenals, enhances transparency about our strategic forces, and demonstrates U.S. and Russian leadership in support of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; new sanctions against North Korea, designed to compel North Korea to adhere to its international obligations; the full and active pursuit of the dual track strategy that seeks Iran’s compliance with its international obligations regarding its nuclear program, including most recently UN Security Council Resolution 1929; and the creation of a Bilateral President Commission, which has expanded dramatically the interactions among Americans and Russians on a whole range of issues, including emergency disaster response, space, counternarcotics, counterterrorism, energy efficiency, and trade and investment, among others.
President Obama looks forward to using this next meeting with President Medvedev to explore possible avenues of greater cooperation regarding trade, investment and innovation. The two Presidents will hold a bilateral meeting at the White House on June 24, where they will discuss these issues, as well as other issues of mutual concern leading into the G-8 and G-20 meetings. In conjunction with the visit, Russian and American business leaders , as well as American and Russian civil society leaders, will be holding their own meetings in Washington. As President Medvedev seeks to promote innovation and modernization in Russia, President Obama is pleased that the Russian President will begin his trip to the United States by visiting the Silicon Valley, and have the opportunity to review the unique set of factors that has fostered this important center of technological advancement and entrepreneurship.
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For Immediate Release June 11, 2010
Statement by the President on Russia Day
On behalf of the American people, I extend my best wishes to all those who observe Russia Day. On June 12, 1992, the first Congress of the Russian Federation declared a new sovereign nation. But the relationship between our peoples goes back much further. This year, we celebrated the 65th Anniversary of the end of World War II, and it was the joint Allied forces that defeated fascism. Today, our two nations continue in our strong partnership, mutual respect and friendship, and I am proud of the new START Treaty and our joint efforts to reduce our nuclear arsenals. Beyond that, our two nations continue to expand our commercial and economic ties. Here in America, many Americans can trace their origins to Russia, and all of them are an important part of our national identity.
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“Germany Probes Russian Shipments to Iran”
By DAVID CRAWFORD
SNIPPET: “FRANKFURT—German prosecutors are investigating whether Russia’s main nuclear exporter broke European rules by routing Iran-bound cargo through Europe—an incident that diplomats say turned into a major battleground as world powers hashed out international sanctions against Iran.
The shipments wouldn’t break sanctions agreed on at the United Nations, including new rules approved Wednesday.”
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RUSSIA SAYS IN TALKS WITH IRAN ON MORE NUCLEAR PLANTS
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SNIPPET: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow was in talks on building further nuclear power plants in Iran — a step that, if followed through, would rile the West — in addition to the Bushehr site, due to open in August after years of delay.
Lavrov’s statement came just hours after Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the new UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program did not oblige Moscow to scrap a controversial deal to deliver surface-to-air missiles to Tehran.”
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Russian-Iranian S-300 missile deal not against UN resolution — U.S.
RIA Novosti ^ | 6/11/2010 | RIA Novosti
Posted on June 11, 2010 12:44:35 AM PDT by sonofstrangelove
The U.S. State Department said on Friday that the delivery of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran is not against the recently imposed UN sanctions.
The Resolution 1929, adopted on Wednesday, imposes the fourth round of sanctions against Iran, including tougher financial controls and an expanded arms embargo. It also imposes an asset ban and a travel freeze on more than three dozen companies and individuals.
“The [Resolution] 1929 prohibits the sale and transfer of items on the U.S. Register of Conventional Arms, which does not include the S-300. That said, this is a sale that Russia concluded with Iran a number of years ago and Russia has exercised responsibility and restraint and has not, at this point, delivered those missiles to Iran,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told a daily press briefing.
He said that the Resolution 1929 is aimed at strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime and provides a framework for addressing nuclear non-proliferation concerns of the global community.
“There’s significant limitations on conventional weapons, missile technology, nuclear technology. It [the resolution] focuses on banking, financial sector and so forth,” Crowley said.
“So we are looking for a strong, united international response to make it clear to Iran that it will pay a price for its current course and that it should — based on this pressure, that it will begin to feel — very quickly change course,” he added.
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Obama, Medvedev Sign New START Treaty
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2010 – President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Prague today, with both countries pledging to reduce their deployed, strategic nuclear weapons stockpiles. Video
The so-called “New START” sets new limits on ready-to-use, long-range nuclear weapons and establishes comprehensive verification procedures for both countries to verify which weapons the other possesses.
“Today is an important milestone for nuclear security and nonproliferation, and for U.S.-Russia relations,” Obama said at today’s signing ceremony, where he was joined by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and National Security Advisor James L. Jones Jr.
While setting significant reductions in the nuclear weapons both nations will deploy and reducing their delivery vehicles by about half, the president said, the treaty recognizes the deterrent value these weapons play.
“It enables both sides the flexibility to protect our security, as well as America’s unwavering commitment to the security of our European allies,” he said in his prepared remarks.
Today’s ceremony represents a step toward fulfilling the long-term goal Obama expressed a year ago in Prague of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and ultimately eliminating them.
“I believed then – as I do now – that the pursuit of that goal will move us further beyond the Cold War, strengthen the global nonproliferation regime and make the United States, and the world, safer and more secure,” he said today in Prague.
Obama called the spread of nuclear weapons to more states and nonstate actors “an unacceptable risk to global security.” New START, along with the new Nuclear Posture Statement released earlier this week, demonstrates the United States’ commitment to stopping proliferation, he said.
The new treaty also makes good on his commitment to “reset” U.S. relations with Russia, Obama said, so the two countries can build trust as they work together for the benefit of both nations and the world.
“This day demonstrates the determination of the United States and Russia – the two nations that hold over 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons – to pursue responsible global leadership,” he said. “Together, we are keeping our commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which must be the foundation of global nonproliferation.”
The new START treaty sets the stage for talks about further reducing both countries’ strategic and tactical weapons, including non-deployed ones, he said.
Obama and Medvedev agreed in Prague to expand their discussions about missile defense, including regular information exchanges about threat assessments and a joint assessment of emerging ballistic missiles.
“As these assessments are completed, I look forward to launching a serious dialogue about Russian-American cooperation on missile defense,” Obama said.
Obama emphasized that nuclear weapons are not just an issue for the United States and Russia.
“They threaten the common security of all nations,” he said. “A nuclear weapon in the hands of a terrorist is a danger to people everywhere.”
He noted that representatives of 47 nations will meet in Washington next week to discuss concrete steps that, if taken, will secure vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years.
After Congress ratifies it, the New START treaty will replace the previous treaty that expired Dec. 5.