[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 30 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Page 1087]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President of the Russian 
Federation Vladimir V. Putin on Upcoming Consultations on Strategic 
Issues

July 22, 2001

    We agreed that major changes in the world require concrete 
discussions of both offensive and defensive systems. We already have 
some strong and tangible points of agreement. We will shortly begin 
intensive consultations on the interrelated subjects of offensive and 
defensive systems.

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