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| Obama, Medvedev seal deal on nuclea |
| Obama, Medvedev seal deal on nuclear arms pact
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 27-March-2010
8:23:47 AM |
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US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed a landmark arms-control treaty on Friday to slash their countries' nuclear arsenals by a third and will sign it on April 8 in Prague.
After months of deadlock and delay, a breakthrough deal on a replacement for the Cold War-era START pact marked Obama's most significant foreign policy achievement since taking office and also bolsters his effort to "reset" ties with Moscow.
Obama and Medvedev put the finishing touches on the historic accord during a phone call, committing the world's biggest nuclear powers to deep weapons cuts.
"I'm pleased to announce that after a year of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia have agreed to the most comprehensive arms-control agreement in nearly two decades," Obama told reporters.
But he could still face an uphill struggle for ratification this year by the US Senate, where support from opposition Republicans will be hard to come by after a bitter fight that ended in congressional approval of his healthcare overhaul.
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