The date for the signing ceremony of a new...
a new START treaty but we have talked to our Czech allies and the Russians about a signing in Prague when the treaty is finished," adding the sides were "close but not finished."Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier the treaty was 20 pages long, with an extensive protocol attached.
Russia and the United States have been negotiating a strategic arms reduction pact since the two countries" presidents met in April last year, but the work on the document has dragged on, with U.S. plans for missile defense in Europe a particular sticking point.
START 1, the cornerstone of a post-Cold War arms control setup, expired on December 5, 2009.
MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti)
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