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Signs Seen of Russia-US Missile Deal
Friday, October 26, 2001
(18:12)
Reuters

"I am more confident that we will find a mutually advantageous solution to the issue of missile defense because we now have a stronger commitment to meeting new threats together," U.S. ambassador to Moscow Alexander Vershbow told an internet news conference.

Russia and the United States held high-level preparatory talks on Friday for a summit next month between their presidents as signs of a possible deal grew over the divisive issue of U.S. missile defence plans.

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke by telephone hours after the Pentagon announced postponement of some missile defense-related testing.

The two men discussed questions relating to "strategic offensive and defensive armaments" as well as mutual cooperation in the anti-terrorist drive, the Kremlin said.

Russia's Vladimir Putin meets President George W. Bush in Washington and at his Texas ranch during a November 12-15 visit, with the two men brought closer than they have ever been by a common stand against "terrorism".
(More: Gaxeta.RU News Source)
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