Key U.S. Policy Priorities
Cooperate in multilateral initiatives:
- Six-Party Talks on North-Korea: "to implement the September 18, 2005, agreement to remove nuclear programs from the Korean Peninsula."
- P5-plus-one-group: "To convince Iran to stop developing nuclear weapons."
- Quartet: "promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace"
Combat Nuclear Terrorism: The United States and Russia have been
cooperating on a variety of projects to secure nuclear materials against theft
or attack by terrorists especially where nuclear warheads are located. [...] By
2008, efforts to improve nuclear security through the U.S.-Russian Bratislava
Initiatives will be near fruition, including safety at Russian naval and
Strategic Rocket Forces sites and buildings. Additionally, hundreds of metric
tons of nuclear material will be secured.
World Trade Organization (WTO): "Vladimir
and I are pleased to report that after a long set of negotiations,
Representative Gref and Ambassador Schwab have signed agreements that will be
good for the United States and good for Russia -- and that is we support
Russia's accession into the WTO." said President Bush after meeting Russian
President Putin in Hanoi.
Cooperate on energy:
"Cooperation on energy issues remains an area of great promise for U.S.-Russian
relations. We will work further to realize the vision for our energy cooperation
in all aspects described in our statement in May 2002, including through the
mechanisms of the Commercial Energy Dialogue and the Energy Working Group." said
President Bush and President Putin in a joint statement."
Democracy and Human Rights: With the understanding that Russia plays an
important role in issues critical to U.S. national security, Bush will raise
U.S. concerns “in the way he thinks best to encourage the type of positive
movement in Russia that we think is needed to advance the consolidation of
democracy in Russia and also produce the type of Russia that will have the
strength, the flexibility, and the reliability to be a good partner for the
United States.”
Major US Government Statements
A select list of major statements On the United States and Russia with policy value.
- State Official Address U.S.-Russia Agreement for Nuclear Energy (2008-06-13)
- Will Freer Markets Lead to a More Democratic Government in Russia? (2008-06-11)
- Statement on U.S.-Russia Nuclear Energy Agreement (2008-05-06)
- United States, Russia Sign Civil Nuclear Pact (2008-05-06)
- Forty-Year-Old Nonproliferation Treaty Under a Microscope (2008-04-24)
Latest US Government Statements
The five most recent statements in reverse chronological order.
- U.S., Russian Spacefaring Strength Aids Space Station Success (2008-06-30) ...
- Abraham Lincoln, Russian Czar Focus of Bicentennial Exhibition (2008-06-17) ...
- U.S.-Russia Nuclear Pact Looks to Further Cooperation (2008-06-16) ...
- State Official Address U.S.-Russia Agreement for Nuclear Energy (2008-06-13) ...
- U.S. Companies, Aid Agencies Fighting HIV/AIDS in Russia (2008-06-13) ...
US Government Fact Sheets
The five most recent fact sheets.





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