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Second Bush-Yeltsin summit
Washington D.C., USA 17 June 1992 |
Joint Russian-American Declaration on Defense Conversion |
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The United States of America and the Russian
Federation recognize that defense conversion is a key challenge of the
post Cold War era and essential for building a democratic peace. Both parties
realize the hardships involved in defense conversion efforts. But the parties
realize, too, that the successful conversion of resources no longer needed
for defense is in the long-term economic and national security interests
of their peoples. Therefore, the United States of America and the Russian
Federation declare their intention to devote priority to cooperation in
advancing defense conversion.
[...] The parties strongly encourage the expansion of bilateral defense and
military contacts and the work of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council
in addressing the full range of military issues that are critically linked
to the success of conversion including civilian control of the military
in a democracy; defense planning, budgeting, and procurement in a market
economy; base closings and conversions; and demobilization and retraining
as well as social protection.
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