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16:00, May 14, 2007 |
Rice kicks off Russian tour to improve bilateral ties
MOSCOW, May 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Moscow early Monday for a two-day visit aimed at easing tensions triggered by a series of disputes between the two Cold War rivals.
Rice and Russian officials will focus their discussion on bilateral and global topics, including Iran's nuclear issue, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Kosovo and U.S. plans to deploy anti-missile systems in Europe, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
They will also make arrangements for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
The two presidents are expected to meet on the sidelines of a Group of Eight summit in June.
Russia-U.S. ties are experiencing a downturn sparked by rows over an array of issues, especially U.S. plans to deploy anti-missile components in Europe, close to Russia's western border.
"On many things we have done very well, but the fact is that onsome others it's been a difficult period," Rice said in testimony to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee last Thursday.
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