03.02.2005, 15:57
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Zitat:Russia, US Near Agreement On Controls For Portable Surface-To-Air Missiles
Washington DC (AFP) Jan 12, 2005
Russia is tightening export controls on portable surface-to-air missiles and is nearing a deal with the United States to share data on foreign missile transfers, Russia's defense minister said Tuesday.
The missiles are considered a potential threat to civil aviation as well as to US forces in Iraq in the hands of extremist groups.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov disclosed the efforts to curb the proliferation of such weapons after meetings here with US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Speaking through an interpreter, Ivanov said "an agreement on the exchange of information on MANPADS could well be in sight. And this agreement is due to be signed pretty soon."
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