RUSSIA: GERMAN AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS PREPARE TO RELEASE A JOINT STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR SMUGGLING

Record ID: 646334

  • Title: RUSSIA: GERMAN AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS PREPARE TO RELEASE A JOINT STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR SMUGGLING
  • Date: 21st August 1994
  • Summary: SERGIEV POSAD AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA (AUGUST 21, 1994) SERGIEV POSAD 1. GV AND SCU EXTERIOR GATES OF MONASTERY 0.09 2. GV GERMAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES CO-ORDINATOR BERND SCHMIDBAUER COMING OUT OF MONASTREY GREETED BY ADMIRER (2 SHOTS) 0.20 3. GV ELDERLY MAN WALKS BETWEEN BMW AND MERCEDES CARS 0.25 4. GV ADMIRER ESCORTS SCHMIDBAUER TO HIS CAR 0.38 5. GV ESCORT CAR LEADING SCHMIDBAUER'S CAR 0.47 6. WS MONASTERY 0.50 MOSCOW 7. GV MOTORCADE ARRIVES 0.56 8. GV EXTERIOR BUILDING 1.01 9. SCU SCHMIDBAUER SPEAKING ABOUT TALKS (GERMAN) 1.20 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 5th September 1994 13:00
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  • Location: SERGIEV POSAD AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA
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  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVA3RU50RWL85W5HT3BRRDU7IYZB
  • Story Text: German officials in Moscow on Sunday (August 21) said they expected to release a joint statement with Russia on their approach to preventing the smuggling of nuclear materials across their borders.

    German intelligence services co-ordinator Bernd Schmidbauer flew to Moscow on Saturday for urgent talks with Russian officials after the third discovery of plutonium in four months by German customs officials.

    Germany had said its investigations showed the material had been imported illegally from Russia. As recently as Friday, Russia angrily denied that any plutonium had gone missing from its nuclear plants.

    Despite that exchange, Schmidbauer said the talks had been held in an excellent climate and in total openness. He said co-operation would help to prevent future smuggling of nuclear material.

    Russian intelligence officials have described the talks as "business-like".

    The discussions are expected to continue on Monday.


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