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| US to go ahead with missile plans |
| The US will not allow Russia to stop it from deploying anti-missile defences in Europe, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 15-May-2007
10:26:10 AM |
| "I don't think anyone expects the United States to permit a veto on American security interests," she said after meeting President Vladimir Putin.
Her comments come after she and the Russian president agreed to tone down their rhetoric in public exchanges.
Russia's foreign minister said they had resolved to focus on concrete issues.
The high-level talks in Moscow are the first since Mr Putin accused the US in February of seeking global dominance.
The two sides are divided over several issues, including the missile defence shield plan.
Russia sees the proposal as unnecessary or even a potential threat to its security and US attempts to persuade it otherwise have cut no ice, says the BBC's James Rodgers in Moscow.
The Kremlin has also expressed opposition to Washington's backing for the independence of Kosovo from Serbia.
For her part, Ms Rice has criticised what she sees as democratic setbacks in Mr Putin's Russia.
'Positive talks'
Ms Rice held talks on Tuesday with Mr Putin, Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and Russian civic leaders.
"[Mr Putin] supported the understanding by the American side that rhetoric in public exchanges should be toned down and we should focus on concrete issues," local media quoted Mr Lavrov as saying after the talks.
The US opened talks with Poland on Monday over its plans to locate part of its defence shield on Polish soil.
The US wants 10 interceptor rockets there to destroy any long-range ballistic missiles fired at the US from the Middle East.
Warsaw has indicated it will back the plan if it improves Poland's security. The US also wants a radar base in the Czech Republic.
Ms Rice was also seeking to overcome Russia's objections to efforts to help Kosovo on the path towards independence. Russia believes Kosovo should remain part of Serbia.
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