New START between Russia and U.S. to be signed on April 8 in Prague

28.03.2010 17:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During a telephone conversation the RF President
Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama have agreed to hold on
April 8, 2010 a meeting in Prague for signing the Treaty between the
United States and Russian Federation on measures for further reduction
and limitation of strategic offensive arms.

This agreement will replace the START Treaty of 1991, completed its
action on Dec. 4, 2009. It will also replace the Treaty between the RF
and the U.S. on Strategic Offensive Reductions of May 24, 2002 (SORT),
the Kremlin press service reported.

The agreement duration is 10 years, before expiry of this period it
will not be replaced by a subsequent agreement on reduction and
limitation of strategic offensive arms. During the telephone
conversation mutual satisfaction was expressed.

The presidents agreed that the new agreement marks the transition of
Russia – U.S. strategic relations to a higher level. It will
demonstrate the continuing commitment of Russia and the U.S., the
largest world nuclear powers, to reduce their strategic offensive
arsenals in accordance with the spirit of the NPT.