Press Release on the Seventh Session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission Under the New START Treaty

U.S. and Russian Delegations to the BCC Sign an Agreed Decision in Geneva

On the Seventh Session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission Under the New START Treaty

The seventh session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission under the New START Treaty took place in Geneva on February 18-28.

The sides continued to discuss practical issues related to the implementation of the Treaty. In accordance with its provisions, they adopted an agreed decision on the number of l aunches of ICBMs or SLBMs on which an exchange of telemetric information will be carried out in 2014.

: The head of the Russian Delegation, Mr. Vladimir Leontyev and the head of the U.S. Delegation, Amb. John Ordway, exchange documents after signing an agreed decision on the number of launches of ICBMs or SLBMs on which an exchange of telemetric information will be carried out in 2014. [Standing, shaking hands (L-R) ) is Russian BCC Commissioner Vladimir Leontyev and U.S. BCC Commissioner Amb. John Ordway. Standing in background(L-R) are Mr. Mike Kalinski, Mr. Murad Nasrutdinov, Mr. Nikita Osokin, Mr. Vadim Stalinskiy (blocked), Mr. Philip Smith, Dr. Ted Warner, Mr. David Johnson, and, Ms. Jessica Zdravecky, and Ms. Thelma Jenkins-Anthony.]

: The head of the Russian Delegation, Mr. Vladimir Leontyev and the head of the U.S. Delegation, Amb. John Ordway, sign an agreed decision on the number of launches of ICBMs or SLBMs on which an exchange of telemetric information will be carried out in 2014. [Seated (L-R) is Russian BCC Commissioner Mr. Vladimir Leontyev and U.S. BCC Commissioner Amb. John Ordway. Standing (L-R) are Mr. Murad Nasrutdinov, Mr. Nikita Osokin, Mr. Vadim Stalinskiy, Mr. Philip Smith, Dr. Ted Warner, Mr. David Johnson, and Ms. Thelma Jenkins-Anthony.]