Presidents condemn U.S. shield plan
Russia and China have condemned a US plan for a missile defense shield, saying it will set back international disarmament efforts.
Friday, 23.05.2008.
16:03
Russia and China have condemned a US plan for a missile defense shield, saying it will set back international disarmament efforts. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the joint statement with Chinese President Hu Jintao while in Beijing on his first official foreign trip. Presidents condemn U.S. shield plan The U.S. says the missile system is key to its own security and that of allies. Both Russia and China have opposed the plans in the past but this is the first time they have come together to do so. The U.S., which wants to locate a radar base in the Czech Republic and an interceptor missile site in Poland, says the system will offer protection against missiles fired from states like Iran and North Korea. However, the plans have soured U.S.-Russian ties, with Moscow fearing that the system could be used against Russia. "Harms trust" The joint statement from Presidents Medvedev and Hu came as the Russian leader began a two-day state visit to China, part of his first foreign trip since he assumed office on 7 May. "Both sides believe that creating a global missile defense system, including deploying such systems in certain regions of the world, or plans for such co-operation, do not help support strategic balance and stability, and harm international efforts to control arms and the non-proliferation process," it said. "It harms the strengthening of trust between states and regional stability. In this respect [the two sides] express their concern." Russia last month demanded it be granted permanent access to the planned U.S. sites in eastern Europe, saying it would need to monitor their activities. China's neighbor, Japan, is also co-operating with the U.S. on ship-based missile defence systems. Medvedev and Hu also witnessed the signing of a USD 1bn deal for Russia to build a nuclear fuel plant in China and supply semi-enriched uranium.
Presidents condemn U.S. shield plan
The U.S. says the missile system is key to its own security and that of allies.Both Russia and China have opposed the plans in the past but this is the first time they have come together to do so.
The U.S., which wants to locate a radar base in the Czech Republic and an interceptor missile site in Poland, says the system will offer protection against missiles fired from states like Iran and North Korea.
However, the plans have soured U.S.-Russian ties, with Moscow fearing that the system could be used against Russia.
"Harms trust"
The joint statement from Presidents Medvedev and Hu came as the Russian leader began a two-day state visit to China, part of his first foreign trip since he assumed office on 7 May."Both sides believe that creating a global missile defense system, including deploying such systems in certain regions of the world, or plans for such co-operation, do not help support strategic balance and stability, and harm international efforts to control arms and the non-proliferation process," it said.
"It harms the strengthening of trust between states and regional stability. In this respect [the two sides] express their concern."
Russia last month demanded it be granted permanent access to the planned U.S. sites in eastern Europe, saying it would need to monitor their activities.
China's neighbor, Japan, is also co-operating with the U.S. on ship-based missile defence systems.
Medvedev and Hu also witnessed the signing of a USD 1bn deal for Russia to build a nuclear fuel plant in China and supply semi-enriched uranium.
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