Mr Medvedev and Mr Obama continued discussing the preparation of a new treaty on strategic offensive arms.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the Russian and U.S. negotiating teams’ active work, which resulted in the approval of two joint statements on the expiry of the 1991 START Treaty. The two presidents agreed to give new impetus to the negotiations in Geneva in order to complete as soon as possible preparation of a new START treaty.

	Statement of the President of the Russian Federation D.A.Medvedev and the President of the United States of America B.Obama on the Expiration of the START Treaty
	Joint  Statement by the United States of America and the Russian Federation in Connection with the Expiration of the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms