Thursday, January 31, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden Will Meet Russia's Foreign Minister For Talks On Syria And Nuclear Weapons

Reduction talks: A Russian Topol-12M mobile nuclear missile is being moved at a strategic forces base near the central Russian city of Yoshkar-Ola

Vice President Joe Biden Will Meet Russia's Foreign Minister For New Talks Over Reducing Nuclear Weapons -- Daily Mail

* Meeting between statesmen will take place in Munich, Germany
* It is first talks since New START arms reduction programme was agreed

Vice President Joe Biden will meet Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov this weekend to try to spark new U.S.-Russia talks over reducing their countries' nuclear arsenals.

The meeting will take place in Munich, Germany, before National Security Advisor Tom Donilon travels to Moscow for a second round of talks next month.

It comes after years of tension between the U.S. and Russia that has included President Vladimir Putin accusing the U.S. of meddling in his country's politics.

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Update: Biden to talk arms control with top Russian envoy -- Washington Times

My Comment: The focus will be on Syria .... but there will be no agreement.

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