US To Continue Cooperating With Russia On Iran And Syria - State Department
Despite the US introducing sanctions against Russia, Washington will continue active cooperation with Moscow to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria. This was announced by Thomas Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation at a press conference in New York.
According to him, relations between the US and Russia have experienced many ups and downs over the last 23 years, TASS reports.
"Both sides have constantly kept determination to minimize the impact of difficulties in our relations on cooperation on major international security issues, including nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament", said Countryman.
He stressed that the US is determined to keep this at the moment. "Even now, when our relationship is going through the most difficult moment for the last 23 years, we intend to continue to work on issues related to international security, including the conditions of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, negotiations with Iran, the removal and destruction Syrian chemical weapons ", said assistant Secretary of State.
"In these and other areas, we will make every effort to work with our Russian partners," he stated.
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