Obama, Medvedev delicately tackle missile defense
Posted on April 2nd, 2009
By Sam Youngman
Posted: 1 April 2009
The Hill – Washington, DC, USA
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that they want to reach a deal on a new treaty on strategic arms, but tiptoed around the controversial issue of missile defense. …
“We are resolved to work together to “strengthen strategic stability, international security and jointly meet contemporary global challenges, while also addressing disagreements openly and honestly in a spirit of mutual respect and acknowledgment of each other’s perspective.”
On the contentious issue of U.S. plans to put a missile defense system in Europe, the two presidents acknowledged they have their differences …
