Engagement With Russia

 

March 17, 2006 (Washington):

Bilateral Defense Comission Meeting. Under Secretary of Defense Edelman and General Mazurkevich, Chief of the Main Directorate for International Cooperation.

April 3, 2006 (Moscow):

Briefing of Russian officials by U.S. Embassy (Moscow) on DoD decision to resume consultations with Poland regarding the site of U.S. missile defense assets.

November 3, 2006 (Moscow):

Dr. Cambone, Lt Gen Obering, DASD Green, Russian Minister of Defense Ivanov, Chief of General Staff Gen-Col Baluevskiy, Gen-Col Mazurkevich

• Russians did not acknowledge Iran emerging threat as a rationale for deployment of U.S. missile defense assets
• Believe Russia is a real target
• Russians "portrayed" lack of understanding and confusion on technical aspects of a deployed missile program and proposed architecture. U.S. committed to following-up with technical discussions to Russian counterparts
  
  

January 29, 2007 (Moscow):

Strategic Dialogue Meeting. Undersecretary Joseph and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak

• Ambassador re-committed that U.S. will follow-up with technical briefings/explanations regarding U.S. missile deployment
  
  

February 9, 2007 (Seville):

Secretary Gates and Minister of Defense Ivanov during NATO-Russia Council Ministerial meeting

 

U.S. Has Offered Future Event Establishing Technical Experts Meeting (Spring 2007)