Putin during a phone call with Biden: Moscow and Washington are responsible for supporting security and stability in the world

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed today that Moscow and Washington are responsible for supporting security and stability in the world and that the normalization of relations between them serves the interests of both countries and the international community.

The Kremlin press service website stated that Putin confirmed in a phone call during which he congratulated US President Joe Biden on assuming the presidency that “normalization of relations between Russia and the United States will serve the interests of both countries and the entire international community and that according to their own responsibility it will enhance the preservation of security and stability in the world and the entire international community. “.

The statement added that the two sides confirmed their satisfaction with reaching an agreement on extending the "START 3" treaty.

In this context, the Kremlin stated that "the two parties will complete in the coming days all necessary operations to ensure the continuation of this important international legal mechanism in the field of mutual limitation of nuclear missile arsenals."

The Kremlin added that Putin and Biden also discussed “urgent issues of the bilateral and international agendas,” as they touched upon “opportunities for cooperation in combating the acute problem represented by the Coronavirus pandemic, in addition to other areas, including the commercial and economic sector.”

He pointed out that the talks dealt with "the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Agreement, the issue of preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program and the settlement in Ukraine, as well as the Russian initiative on holding a summit of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council."

The Kremlin stressed that "the conversation between the two presidents was generally characterized by a practical and frank character," noting that the two sides agreed to continue bilateral contacts.