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'Opportunity' for US missile deal: Russian spokesman

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 Moscow (AFP) March 19, 2009
 Russia sees "every opportunity" to reach agreement with the United States on missile defence issues, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday, referring to controversial US plans.

"Potentially we have every opportunity to agree on anti-missile defence," Andrei Nesterenko told journalists at a briefing.

The issue of missile defence created severe strains between Moscow and Washington under previous US president George W. Bush, but the new administration of President Barack Obama has said it is re-assessing the issue.

Russia has repeatedly voiced hopes of a fresh start under Obama, having vehemently opposed the US plans to place a missile defence radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland.

Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Thursday that Obama could make his first visit to Russia as president in early July.

The Bush administration said its missile defence plans were not directed against Russia but at protecting against "rogue states" such as Iran.

However Moscow insisted the plans were a threat to Russian security and offered ex-Soviet facilities instead.

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