Having taken a major step forward with the New START Treaty, he will indicate his confidence that the US can further reduce its stockpile while maintaining its deterrent and commitments.Seoul (ANTARA News/AFP) - President Barack Obama will Monday commit to raising the possibility of fresh nuclear arms cuts with new Russian president Vladimir Putin when they hold their first meeting in May, a US official said.
The US leader will seek to follow on from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty he concluded with current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev will hold his final meeting as president with Obama in Seoul later Monday.
"Having taken a major step forward with the New START Treaty, he will indicate his confidence that the US can further reduce its stockpile while maintaining its deterrent and commitments," the official said.
"This will continue to be a priority in US relations with Russia, and the president will raise it with president-elect Putin in their first meeting in May."
Obama will meet Putin at the G8 summit at his official Camp David retreat in Maryland in May. The talks will usher in a crucial new stage in US-Russia relations which the White House "reset" when Obama took office in 2009.
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