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US President Barack Obama, with Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, delivers remarks during a bilateral meeting at the APEC summit in Singapore, 15 November 2009.
Presidents of the United States and Russia, Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, have confirmed their intention to have a new START Treaty in place by the end of the year.
Obama and Medvedev met during the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Singapore Sunday.
Both leaders have committed to a replacement START nuclear arms reduction treaty as the one currently in force expires on December 5, 2009, VOA reported.
The Iranian Nuclear Program was the other major Obama-Medvedev meeting during the Singapore APEC Summit.
Obama has stated that diplomacy was running out of opportunities to restrict Iran’s attempts to build a nuclear bomb, while Medvedev has threatened Iran with new sanctions should the nuclear program talks fail.
The Russian President said he hoped to convince Iran to send its enriched uranium to Russia, where it could be further processed to fuel an aging reactor in Tehran.
Recent US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s principal nuclear sites have delayed Tehran’s nuclear program by an estimated one to two years
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has officially signed a law suspending Tehran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nuclear monitoring body
There is cautious optimism surrounding the recently brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed
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Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov and Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov moved to reassure the public on Monday, stating firmly that Bulgaria faces no direct threat - military or energy-related - following the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran
Bulgaria's inflation rate stood at 3.1% in June, according to data released by Eurostat
Ukraine’s parliament has passed new legislation that permits individuals aged 60 and above to serve in the armed forces as professional military personnel, provided they meet certain conditions
US President Donald Trump launched a sharp rebuke on Wednesday at Republicans pressing for more transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case, calling them “weaklings” who had fallen for what he labeled as a Democratic-driven hoax
Russian authorities reported widespread drone activity during the night of July 17, with Ukrainian drones reportedly approaching several regions, including Moscow and St. Petersburg
Israel has carried out a series of airstrikes on key government sites in the Syrian capital, Damascus
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