Russian President-elect Dmitry Medvedev said Monday that the opportunity exists for the development of relations between Russia and the United States.
"There is every opportunity for this," Medvedev said when meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the Kremlin.
Medvedev, who swept to power by a landslide victory in the March 2 election, said he believed it is necessary "to create a foundation for the continuity of Russian-U.S. relations in the near future," news agencies quoted him as saying.
"There are issues on which positions vary, in particular the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and missile defense," he said, noting there is still a will to move ahead.
Rice, for her part, said interaction was the best way to resolve problems and Washington hopes for the development of working contacts with Moscow after Medvedev's investiture in May.
The top U.S. diplomat and defense official arrived in Moscow Monday and are expected to talk with their Russian counterparts under a two-plus-two framework in a meeting slated for Tuesday.
The talks are expected to focus on an array of issues such as U.S. plans to deploy a third anti-missile system in Central Europe, Russia's postponing of its obligations in an arms control treaty, as well as Kosovo and other regional and international issues.
Source:Xinhua
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