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April 2, 2009

Obama, Medvedev Launch US-Russia Talks
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Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the summit, President Obama joined
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to announce a new round of talks on
lowering nuclear arsenals.

President Obama: “I believe [what] we’ve begun today is a very
constructive dialog that will allow us to work on issues of mutual
interest, like the reduction of nuclear weapons and the strengthening of
our nonproliferation treaties, our mutual interests in dealing with
terrorism and extremism that threatens both countries, our mutual
interests in economic stability and restoring growth around the world,
our mutual interests in promoting peace and stability in areas like the
Middle East.”

Obama is scheduled to visit Moscow for a summit in July.



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