USA: RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE RATIFIED A TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY INWASHINGTON

Record ID: 337956

  • Title: USA: RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE RATIFIED A TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY INWASHINGTON
  • Date: 31st January 2002
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JANUARY 31, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SV UNITED STATES (U.S.) SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL SHAKING HANDS WITH RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER MIKHAIL KASAYANOV 0.09 2. SV POWELL AND KASAYANOV WALKING TO CHAIRS 0.17 3. SLV POWELL, KASAYANOV AND RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR YURI USHAKOV ENTER ROOM 0.30 4. SV MEDIA 0.38 5. SV POWELL AND USHAKOV SIGN DOCUMENT, EXCHANGE DOCUMENTS AND SHAKE HANDS (2 SHOTS) 1.19 6. SV OFFICIALS APPLAUDING 1.22 7. SV POWELL AND KASAYANOV WALK TOWARDS REPORTERS 1.33 8. MCU REPORTERS LISTENING 1.36 9. MCU (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL SAYING: "We had an excellent discussion. This was our first meeting and it was warm and cordial. And we covered the entire range of issues between our two nations. We especially spoke about the upcoming Moscow-St. Petersburg summit which we are all looking forward to. We started talking about what we hope to achieve by the time of the summit. I welcomed him to the U.S. and I know he will have a good series of meetings here." 2.00 10. SV REPORTERS LISTENING 2.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVAAZEJ75Q0NSER37JBVIQ8ZKI5I
  • Story Text: Russia and the United States have ratified a treaty on
    mutual legal assistance at a special ceremony at the Russian
    embassy in Washington.



    U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Russian
    ambassador Yuri Ushakov carried out the formalities of the
    treaty ratification after talks between Powell and visiting
    Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov.

    The treaty, which was signed in 1999, sets procedures for
    the exchange of legal information in criminal cases.

    A Russian embassy statement said it would be especially
    useful against organised crime, drug trafficking and
    terrorism.

    Powell said that his talks with Kasyanov covered the
    entire scope of the U.S.-Russian relationship and helped
    prepare for a summit this spring in Moscow and St. Petersburg
    between President George W. Bush and Russian President
    Vladimir Putin.
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