Washington: The United States and Russia
would resume negotiations on Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
(START) from next week in Geneva, officials said today.
The decision to resume the negotiations between the two
countries follows last week`s Moscow visit of top US officials National Security Advisor General (Rtd) James Jones and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen.
"Coming off the trip last week by National Security
Advisor General Jones and Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs, along with an inter-agency delegation that
included Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher and Assistant
Secretary Rose Gottemoeller, the negotiations on START will
resume on Monday in Geneva," Assistant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs P J Crowley told reporters.
"Negotiating teams for both the US and the Russian side
will convene and hopefully will arrive at a quality agreement
that meets the needs and interests of both sides," he said.
The START negotiations were temporarily stopped last
month in view of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
However, informal discussions were made during this period
between the two sides.
PTI
