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September 26, 1997

JOINT COMMUNIQUE
ON THE SIGNING OF THE ABM TREATY DOCUMENTS

The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Ukraine have just signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Succession to the ABM Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. They welcome the signature of four related documents by Representatives of their respective Governments: First Agreed Statement Relating to the ABM Treaty; Second Agreed Statement Relating to the ABM Treaty; a Confidence-Building Measures Agreement; and the Regulations of the Standing Consultative Commission.