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Arms Control and International Security:
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher and
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov
Inter-Agency Participants:
U.S. | Russia |
Department of State National Security Council Department of Defense | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Defense |
Dates Group Convened:
July 2009: | Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov and Under Secretary of State Tauscher met in Moscow; Joint Threat Assessment talks were held. |
September 2009: | Under Secretary of State Tauscher and Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov met in London. |
October 2009: | Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov and Under Secretary of State Tauscher met in Moscow. |
December 2009: | Under Secretary of State Tauscher met with Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov in Moscow. |
December 2009: | Joint Threat Assessment talks held in Washington |
February 2010: | U.S. - Russia Export Control Meeting. |
April 2010: | Under Secretary of State Tauscher and Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov met in Prague. |
May 2010: | Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov and Under Secretary of State Tauscher met in New York and Toronto. |
May 2010: | Joint Threat Assessment talks held in Moscow. |
June: | Working Group meeting held in Moscow. |
Deliverables/Progress:
The Working Group agenda includes arms control and disarmament, missile defense cooperation, cooperation on non-proliferation, European security and the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, and joint assessment of ballistic missile threats/challenges. U.S. and Russian experts met to address a joint assessment of ballistic missile threats/challenges in Moscow in July 2009, in Washington in December 2009, and in Moscow in May 2010.
Agenda for Future:
The Working Group will discuss ways to promote strategic stability and a more transparent strategic relationship.
