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Bush Seeks Putin's Support on Iraq, Iran
Fri September 26, 2003 06:25 PM ET




By Caren Bohan
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) - President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened talks on Friday expected to focus on postwar assistance to Iraq and concerns that Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon.

Bush welcomed Putin to the Camp David mountaintop retreat with a hug and handshake as Putin stepped off a helicopter. They got into a golf cart and drove away, Bush at the wheel, for talks at a lodge tucked away in the leafy, heavily guarded surroundings.

Putin and Bush's last summit was in St. Petersburg, Russia, in June. They planned to have dinner, hold a news conference on Saturday morning, and conclude the visit with lunch.

In addition to Iraq and Iran, U.S. officials said, the two leaders would discuss efforts to contain North Korea's nuclear weapons program and revive the Middle East peace process.

They also were expected to discuss a U.S. effort to persuade governments to join a global effort to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

On Iran, Bush planned to pressure Putin to stop Russian assistance to Tehran's nuclear program amid international concerns Tehran wants to develop weapons, the officials said. Putin has been resisting Bush's pressure.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, at Washington's urging, has raised concerns about Iran's nuclear aims and given Tehran until the end of October to dispel doubts that it is secretly developing nuclear arms.

Putin said last Saturday he has proof that Western firms are also working in Iran's atomic sector.

IRAQ AT TOP OF AGENDA

At the top of their agenda is Iraq, where Bush needs Russian support for a new U.N. resolution authorizing a multinational force and establishing a path to democracy.

French President Jacques Chirac wants a rapid transfer of Iraqi sovereignty from U.S. control -- France, like Russia, is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- but Putin appears flexible.

The United States seeks a lengthy period before self-rule in spite of daily guerrilla attacks on U.S. troops and the growing cost of the occupation of Iraq.

Secretary of State Colin Powell told The New York Times the United States would set a deadline of six months for Iraqi leaders to produce a new constitution for their country.

Putin, whose personal relations with Bush have remained intact despite Moscow's opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, said he would help find a middle way.

"The reality is Iraq is controlled by coalition forces, and our desire is to satisfy the ambitions and interests of all the parties. We are going to find this golden middle and we are going to do it jointly with President Bush," Putin told students at Columbia University in New York on Thursday.

Putin has not ruled out committing troops to a multinational force for Iraq as long as the terms of their deployment were clearly outlined by the U.N. Security Council.

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Caro homemdoswarrants,só pode ser contra-informação!!
Como Republicano,só Deus sabe, o que custou a decisão de enviar tropas para o Iraque e Afeganistão.
Que estão "entalados"...bem é notório e nem os esforços diplomáticos o disfarçam.
O que é certo,meu caro,é que os Republicanos,por natureza,são muito "caseiros" e só o 11SET. os levaram a por os pés fora do Continente.Agora desistir...nem pense.Podem dar uma grande volta ao piano,mas acabarão por sair por cima.
É a minha humilde opinião,mas ,deveremos cá estar todos para assistir....
Cmpts

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Alguns sites de informaçao americanos ja consideram alguma hipotesse de Bush mandar retirar as suas tropas do Iraque.
Principalmente CNN
Vou ficar de vigia, pois o que niguem acredita , costuma ser a surpresa.