[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 24 (Monday, June 23, 2008)]
[Pages 871-872]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Dmitriy A. 
Medvedev of Russia on the Fourth Meeting of the Global Initiative To 
Combat Nuclear Terrorism

June 17, 2008

    We are pleased to be working closely together with our Global 
Initiative Partners to combat nuclear terrorism. That so many nations 
have joined the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism 
demonstrates a

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true commitment to defeat this threat to our peace and security.
    The Russian Federation and the United States launched the Global 
Initiative on July 15, 2006 and we can now call more than 70 nations 
Global Initiative partners. We will continue to stand upon the 
principles at the heart of this Initiative, attract others to our ranks 
and realize our goal of making this a truly global effort. Gathering as 
partners in Madrid is an important reminder to one another of the 
commitments we have to each of our citizens to see clearly the concrete 
steps we can take together to prevent nuclear terrorism and ensure our 
peace and security.

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