THE VISIT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF RUSSIA IS A
PROLOGUE IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON








WASHINGTON, March 14.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Arkadi Orlov).  The
talks which I will have has Washington will be to some extent a
prologue in the relationships of Russia with the new administration
americaine, A declares the secretary of the Security Council of
Russia, Serguei Ivanov, by starting its visit in the United States.

It has advertisement that during meetings which it was going to have
with the conseillere of the president for the national security,
Condollezza Rice, and the Secretary of State americain, Colin Powell,
the parts will lean " on a vast circle of related questions has the
international security ".  Serguei Ivanov A expresses the hope which
these contacts " will make it possible to arrive has what the
Russo-americains ratios batissent in the spirit of pragmatism and the
previsibilite which is clean by taking into account interests for them
reciproques and problems which enter the concept of international
security ".

Serguei Ivanov has advertisement which it was arrives has Washington
on the invitation of Condoleezza Rice and which beginning it had been
appropriate with it that there would be no agenda precis.  At all
events, pointed out the secretary of the Security Council, it is
probable that strategic stability, the non-proliferation, the
regionaux conflicts as well as the relations bilaterales will appear
among the questions which will be debattues during discussions with
Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell.

They will be not negotiations, but to some extent an explanation of
the reciproques positions, including personal positions ", A
underlines Serguei Ivanov by adding that the meeting with Condoleezza
Rice will allow preciser the parameters of the Russo-americain
dialogue taking into account the departure of the democrats of the
White House and accession the capacity of the administration
republicaine of George Bush.  As well as the secretary of the Security
Council pointed out, the next meetings will also make it possible the
parts " to throw a glance in the master key " so as to apprecier "
what had ete made with the democrats and what it is possible to
continue and same to multiply and what it is necessary to set up on a
new base ".