Joint Statement By President Bush And President Putin On Upcoming Consultations On Strategic Issues

22 July 2001

Joint Statement By President Bush And President Putin On Upcoming Consultations On Strategic Issues

"Intensive consultations" to begin on offensive, defensive systems

The White House July 22 in Genoa, Italy, released the following joint statement by President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin following their bilateral meeting at the conclusion of the three-day Summit of the Group of Eight:

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
Genoa, Italy
For Immediate Release
July 22, 2001
Joint Statement By U.S. President George W. Bush
And President Of The Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin
On Upcoming Consultations On Strategic Issues

We agreed that major changes in the world require concrete discussions of both offensive and defensive systems.

We already have some strong and tangible points of agreement.

We will shortly begin intensive consultations on the interrelated subjects of offensive and defensive systems.

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