Obama, Medvedev to sign declaration on nuclear arms reduction
Kremlin says Russian president and US counterpart to sign declaration on new nuclear arms reduction treaty during London meeting
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his US counterpart Barack Obama will sign a declaration on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty on April 1, a top Kremlin aide said on Saturday, Russian media reported.
At the meeting in London, Medvedev and Obama will also sign a general declaration on US-Russian relations, Medvedev aide Sergei Prikhodko said.
"The two documents will have practical significance for the start of talks on a number of issues in the region and, we hope, on the issue of arms limitations," Interfax quoted Prikhodko as saying.
Russian officials have said that signing a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) is a priority in relations with the new US administration, which has pledged to "reset" ties with Russia after they reached post-Cold War lows under former President George W. Bush.
