24/12/2010 10:54
Obama, Medvedev have phone conversation
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are hailing the Senate's ratification of a nuclear arms pact between their nations as a historic event.
The two leaders spoke by phone Thursday, a day after the Senate ratified the New START treaty. Obama and Medvedev agreed to continue co-operation on a range of critical issues, Interfax reports.
Obama made the treaty's final passage a top national security imperative during the lame-duck session of Congress that ended Wednesday. The White House said it was crucial for the U.S. to ratify the treaty in order to maintain positive relations with Russia.
Obama spoke with Medvedev from Hawaii where he is vacationing with his family.