RF WELCOMES ARMENIA JOINING GLOBAL ANTI-NUCLEAR TERRORISM INITIATIVE
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
April 16, 2007 Monday 04:00 PM EST
Russia welcomes Armenia’s decision to join the Global Initiative
to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and hopes that this country will make
a substantial contribution to its implementation, a Russian Foreign
Ministry official said on Monday.
"Armenia has officially informed Russia and the United States, as
the Global Initiative’s co-chairmen, that it acclaims the Statement
of Initiative principles," the official said.
"We are hopeful that other countries, which share the major goals of
the Global Initiative and actively promote the fight against nuclear
terrorism, will also join the Global Initiative," the official said.
The Global Initiative was proclaimed by the presidents of Russia and
the United States during St. Petersburg 2006 summit of the Group of
Eight, the official reaffirmed.
"Since this event, the Initiative founders (the Group of Eight member
states, Australia, Turkey, China, Kazakhstan, and Morocco) have met
twice, in Rabat and Ankara," the official said.
"In Rabat, the countries approved the Initiative’s basic documents –
statement on principles, and the act on implementation and assessment,"
the official recalled.
"During the second meeting in Ankara this February, the parties
coordinated the action plan for 2007-2008," the official said, adding,
"Ukraine, Greece, Palau, Israel, Macedonia, Cambodia, and Romania
joined the Initiative after the meeting in Ankara."