RUSSIA: U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CONDOLEEZA RICE MEETS RUSSIA'S SECURITY COUNCIL HEAD IGOR IVANOV IN MOSCOW

Record ID: 648809

  • Title: RUSSIA: U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CONDOLEEZA RICE MEETS RUSSIA'S SECURITY COUNCIL HEAD IGOR IVANOV IN MOSCOW
  • Date: 15th May 2004
  • Summary: (U6)MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 15, 2004) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. STILL OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CONDOLEEZZA RICE WALKS WITH IGOR IVANOV, HEAD OF RUSSIA'S SECURITY COUNCIL BEFORE THEIR MEETING IN MOSCOW'S KREMLIN 0.10 2. STILL OF RICE LISTENS DURING HER MEETING WITH IVANOV 0.20 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th May 2004 13:00
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  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVA2FS4XRYS3YLFKJZSDJ0HS1U4F
  • Story Text: U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice met
    Russia's Security Council head Igor Ivanov in Moscow.






    U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice met
    head of Russia's Security Council, Igor Ivanov, in Moscow
    on Saturday (May 15). Her mission to Moscow focused on
    persuading Russia, a permanent U.N. Security Council member
    with veto power, to back a new resolution to enable a
    multinational force to maintain security as long as
    possible.

    Rice told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday
    the United States wanted Russia's cooperation in
    working out a U.N resolution on Iraq.

    "She made it clear that we want to work closely with
    the Russians on the text of the Security Council resolution
    which we
    will soon be drafting and sharing with our Russian
    friends," a U.S. embassy spokesman told Reuters.

    The arrangements for the June 30 handover were the
    subject of intense discussions on Friday in both New York
    and Washington involving foreign ministers of leading
    industrialised states and diplomats at the United Nations.

    Russia made it plain on the eve of the talks with Rice
    that it was willing to work with Washington on a U.N.

    Security
    Council resolution to underpin the handover, but said it
    wanted a clear outline of post-occupation arrangements.

    With officials disclosing only the barest of details,
    Tass said Rice turned over to the Kremlin leader a message
    from U.S.

    President George W. Bush. A Kremlin statement said talks
    focused on bilateral cooperation and on "key international
    issues, including the situation in Iraq and in the Middle
    East".

    Contrary to common practice, Russian television showed
    no pictures of the Kremlin meeting.

    Rice travels on to Berlin on Sunday.


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