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U.S. says it is hopeful about Bush-Putin meeting over missile plan |
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08:53, April 01, 2008 |
The United States said Monday that it is hopeful that the planned meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will help resolve the differences over the U.S. plan to deploy missile shield in East Europe.
"We're hopeful," U.S. national security adviser Stephen Hadley said as Bush traveled to Romania on Monday to attend the NATO summit from April 2-4.
After the summit, Bush will hold talks with Putin in the Russian resort of Sochi on April 6 to try to resolve their differences over the U.S. Plan to install missile shield in East Europe.
The United States plans to base missile interceptors in Poland and radar units in the Czech Republic as part of a project to extend the missile defense system to Europe. Russia has voiced opposition over the plan and said the plan poses threat to its strategic interests.
The United States has claimed the missile defense system is aimed at states and groups in the Middle East that are seeking weapons of mass destruction, not against Russia.
Source:Xinhua
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