*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Dmitry A. Medvedev of Russia on the Expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty **

*December 4, 2009 *

Recognizing our mutual determination to support strategic stability between the United States of America and the Russian Federation, we express our commitment, as a matter of principle, to continue to work together in the spirit of the START Treaty following its expiration, as well as our firm intention to ensure that a new treaty on strategic arms enter into force at the earliest possible date.

NOTE: An original was not available for verification of the content of this joint statement.

*Categories:* Joint Statements : Russia, President Medvedev, expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty *.*

*Names:* Medvedev, Dmitry A.

*Subjects:* Arms and munitions : Nuclear weapons and material :: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia, expiration; Russia : President; Russia : Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with U.S., expiration.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900971.