Posted on 08/26/2002 8:56:47 AM PDT by Jasonconley
A ceremonial meeting opened with the US national anthem, as the construction of the new complex was financed by the USA. Specialists say that the complex meets Russian and American safety norms. The CTR program was created ten years ago when the then-presidents of Russia and America concluded an agreement on the 10+10 utilization program. At the ceremonial opening in Severodvinsk, Mr. Lugar said that the program had been originally designed for the utilization of strategic nuclear submarines of the Russian Navy, a problem about which the USA was and is currently very concerned. At that, America doesn’t care where Russia should find the money for its utilization. The problem has turned from economic into a political one long ago. Mr. Lugar told journalists that he was satisfied with realization of the program at the Zvezdochka enterprise. Zvezdochka Director General Nikolay Kalistratov, in his turn, thanked the Americans for their participation in the CTR program.
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