Saturday, February 11, 2012
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- 25 killed, 175 injured in Syria blasts
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US, Russia 'on the verge' of nuclear treaty: Burns
MOSCOW (AFP) - The United States and Russia are on the verge of a new nuclear disarmament treaty after months of talks, US Under Secretary of State William Burns said in comments released on Thursday.
Were on the verge of completing the agreement and ... Im optimistic that well complete it soon, Burns said, according to the transcript of an interview released by the US Embassy in Moscow as he was visiting Russia.
Washington and Moscow have been seeking to agree the terms of a new pact to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which expired on December 5. US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev had originally sought to have a new treaty by December 5 but the talks have been bogged down in recent months amid disagreements over various issues.
Were on the verge of completing the agreement and ... Im optimistic that well complete it soon, Burns said, according to the transcript of an interview released by the US Embassy in Moscow as he was visiting Russia.
Washington and Moscow have been seeking to agree the terms of a new pact to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which expired on December 5. US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev had originally sought to have a new treaty by December 5 but the talks have been bogged down in recent months amid disagreements over various issues.
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