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Russia, US in talks on new anti-missile shield: Lavrov
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-13 19:04

MOSCOW: Russia will continue talks with the United States on a new missile defense system, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

"Today we exchanged views on how these consultations are developing. They will be continued," Lavrov told a press conference after talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The missile defense shield should be a common cause for Russia and the United States and the two countries should work more closely in this regard, Clinton said.

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US President Barack Obama announced on September 17 that Washington would abandon a Bush-era missile defense shield program while initiating a "phased, adaptive approach" in East Europe.

The Bush administration had planned to deploy 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic as part of its European missile shield to protect its European allies from missile threats from "rogue states."

Russia strongly opposed the Bush-era plan, saying it posed a threat to its national security.

Under the new plan, Washington would replace the land-based facilities in eastern Europe with sea-based systems.