Russia rejects link between missile defence and Iran - Update
Posted : Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:48:02 GMT
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Madrid/Washington - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on Tuesday showed willingness to discuss the US-planned missile defence system opposed by Moscow, but without "haggling" linking it to Iran. Medvedev was commenting during a visit to Spain on an alleged offer by US President Barack Obama to halt the defence system if Iran could be convinced to give up nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
The New York Times earlier reported that Obama had sent a secret letter to Medvedev.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in Madrid, Medvedev welcomed the "positive signals" coming from the Obama administration with which he hoped to reach "agreements."
"Haggling," however, was not "productive," Medvedev said.
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I almost feel sorry for Obama. He can't get a break. The economy doesn't like what he is doing, he can't get any respect from anyone - except maybe Brown ... and when he is willing to trade off something he never liked to begin with, the Russian's won't take him up on the offer.
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