Nuke treaty likely soon
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March 25, 2010, Thursday
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PRAGUE announced yesterday it will host the signing of a new US-Russian treaty to reduce long-range nuclear weapons - the clearest sign yet that Washington and Moscow are close to completing a deal to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
For US President Barack Obama, a ceremony in Prague would be a symbolic return to the city where he outlined his nuclear agenda and declared his commitment to "a world without nuclear weapons."
Czech Foreign Ministry spokesman Filip Kanda said negotiations on the treaty have not been completed yet but Prague agreed to host the signing by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev when a deal was reached. The START treaty expired in December.
"As an ally, we have consulted with the US side on an option for us to complete the signing when a deal is done," Kanda said. "We've agreed."
In Washington, a senior Obama administration official said the White House has talked to both the Czech and Russian governments about a signing in Prague.
For US President Barack Obama, a ceremony in Prague would be a symbolic return to the city where he outlined his nuclear agenda and declared his commitment to "a world without nuclear weapons."
Czech Foreign Ministry spokesman Filip Kanda said negotiations on the treaty have not been completed yet but Prague agreed to host the signing by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev when a deal was reached. The START treaty expired in December.
"As an ally, we have consulted with the US side on an option for us to complete the signing when a deal is done," Kanda said. "We've agreed."
In Washington, a senior Obama administration official said the White House has talked to both the Czech and Russian governments about a signing in Prague.
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