15:19
USA, RUSSIA TURN OVER NEW LEAF, SAY BRITONS
Yesterday's summit of Presidents Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush in Slovenia launched a new era in Russian-US relations, says The Sunday Times. More detail...

14:02
COLIN POWELL: US, RUSSIA TO START SECURITY TALKS 'VERY SOON' AFTER LJUBLJANA SUMMIT
Following the successful US-Russian summit in Ljubljana, the two countries will "promptly" start consultations on security questions, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying to reporters in Ljubljana after the meeting between US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. More detail...

13:13
COLIN POWELL PRAISES BUSH & PUTIN MEETING
US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell praised the US-Russian summit in Ljubljana underscoring the "excellent" meeting between US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin which confirmed the possibility of a "productive relationship" between the two countries, in remarks RIA Novosti quoted him as making to reporters Saturday following the meeting between Putin and Bush. The transcript of Powell's speech was released by the White House press service in Washington. More detail...

13:09
GERMAN NEWSPAPER ON BUSH & PUTIN SUMMIT
US President George W. Bush seems to have succeeded in crowning his European tour with a confidential relationship developed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, writes Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in a comment of Saturday's US-Russian summit. More detail...

12:47
AMERICANS APPROVE BUSH-PUTIN SUMMIT BY FOX POLL
A flash poll conducted by the US Fox TV network in the wake of the US-Russian summit shows that most Americans approve the results of the US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's first meeting held Saturday in Slovenia. More detail...

12:07
CONDOLEEZZA RICE PRONOUNCES ON US-RUSSIAN LJUBLJANA SUMMIT
"Openness for dialogue" and "openness for debate" were manifest at the US-Russian summit in Ljubljana, effectively making for US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, "laying a sound foundation for progress" in US-Russian relations, US President's National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said Saturday at a press briefing held in the Slovenian capital. More detail...

02:44
PUTIN AND BUSH PROMISE TO BOOST ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Right upon his return to the United States, President George W. Bush will discuss with the Trade Secretary the possibility of sending a representative American business delegation on a trip to Russia. Bush announced this intention of his as he spoke to the media today, following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Brdo, near Ljubljana. More detail...

02:35
NEW STRATEGIC ALLIANCE ON EVE OF PUTIN/BUSH SUMMIT
On the eve of his historic meeting with the President of the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin takes a firm stand at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. More detail...

02:31
PUTIN AND BUSH TO INVOLVE SPECIALISTS IN MISSILE DEFENSE DIALOGUE
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and George W. Bush of the United States have agreed to get specialists involved in the missile defense dialogue. The Russian leader revealed the above as he spoke at a summing-up press conference after talks with his American counterpart at Brdo, outside the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. More detail...

02:17
PUTIN UPBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR RUSSO-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pretty optimistic about the prospects of cooperation between his country and the United States in the area of international security. More detail...

02:11
PRESIDENT PUTIN READS OUT SOVIET UNION'S NOTE ABOUT ITS READINESS FOR INTEGRATION INTO NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin today disclosed to a Western audience the content of a recently declassified note of 1954, whereby the Soviet government expresses its readiness for integration into NATO. More detail...

02:08
PRESIDENT PUTIN: RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND ETHNIC INTOLERANCE MUST BE BLOCKED TO RESTORE BALKAN STABILITY
Stability in the Balkans will be possible to restore only if religious extremism and ethnic intolerance are "blocked" effectively, holds President Vladimir Putin of Russia. He voiced his stance today as he spoke to the media following his talks with U.S. President George W. Bush at Brdo Castle, outside the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. More detail...

21:38
PUTIN AND BUSH EXCHANGE IMPRESSIONS AFTER TALKS AND REVIEW FOR PRESS
After summing up their talks to the media, President Vladimir Putin of Russia and George W. Bush of the United States had another brief tete-a-tete conversation to exchange their impressions. More detail...

21:19
PRESIDENT BUSH: RUSSIA AND U.S. CAN CREATE NEW TYPE OF BILATERAL RELATIONS
As he spoke at a review press conference at Brdo, outside the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, U.S. President George W. Bush reported that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had had straightforward and open talks, laying a foundation for productive cooperation between the two countries. More detail...

21:01
BUSH SAYS HE TRUSTS RUSSIA AND ITS PRESIDENT
U.S. President George W. Bush says he trusts Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin. More detail...

20:51
PUTIN CERTAIN HIS MEETING WITH BUSH WILL END TALK ABOUT SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN RUSSO-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that his meeting with President George W. Bush would put an end to the ongoing talk about serious problems in the U.S.-Russian relationship. More detail...

20:35
PRESIDENT PUTIN DESCRIBES HIS TALKS WITH BUSH AS OPEN
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a positive appraisal to his first meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush. As he was summing up the meeting to the press, Putin pointed out outmost openness as its major characteristic. More detail...

20:27
BUSH SAYS HIS FIRST MEETING WITH PUTIN WAS PRODUCTIVE AND BUSINESSLIKE
U.S. President George W. Bush has described as productive and businesslike his first meeting with Russian Chief Executive Vladimir Putin. More detail...

20:27
BUSH DESCRIBES HIS FIRST TALKS WITH PUTIN AS OPEN AND PRODUCTIVE
U.S. President George W. Bush has described his talks with President Vladimir Putin as open and productive. More detail...

20:25
U.S.-RUSSIAN SUMMIT PROCEEDS TO SECOND ROUND
The U.S. Russian summit meeting at Brdo Castle has passed on to its second round, with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and Secretary of State Colin Powell joining in the talks. More detail...

19:19
FIRST ROUND OF U.S.-RUSSIAN TALKS LASTS 40 MINUTES LONGER THAN PLANNED
The first round of the U.S.-Russian talks in Brdo lasted 40 minutes longer than had been initially planned. Besides Presidents Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush, the talks involved Russian Security Council Secretary Vladimir Rushailo and U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. More detail...

19:06
SLOVENIAN PREMIER: PUTIN-BUSH SUMMIT TO INCREASE RUSSIAN-AMERICAN UNDERSTANDING
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek hopes that the first US-Russian summit will result in better mutual understanding between the two nations. More detail...

18:24
US-RUSSIAN SUMMIT BEGINS IN BRDO CASTLE
As a Russian-American summit began at the Brdo castle, George W. Bush wondered if the many journalists around were all from Russia. More detail...

18:17
PUTIN AND BUSH SHOW POSITIVE FEELINGS TOWARD EACH OTHER
Slovenian officials note the positive attitude shown toward each other by Presidents Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and George W. Bush, of the United States, as the two of them met today outside the Brdo Castle, out of pressmen's eye. More detail...

17:35
PUTIN AND BUSH START TALKS IN SLOVENIA
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and George W. Bush of the United States have started talks in the Brdo Castle. More detail...

17:16
PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND SLOVENIA MEET AT BRDO
The Brdo Castle is now hosting talks between Slovenian President Milan Kucan and his visiting Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. More detail...

16:28
SLOVENIAN PREMIER THANKS PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND US FOR PUBLICITY
A meeting is currently underway at the Brdo Castle, between Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin. More detail...

16:07
LJUBLJANA WELCOMES RUSSIAN PRESIDENT
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana for his first meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush. More detail...

15:26
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN SLOVENIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Slovenian capital, where he is to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush later today. President Putin's plane landed at the Ljubljana airport at about 1 p.m., local time.

14:57
SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: US-RUSSIA SUMMIT AS EVENT OF GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel called the Russia-USA summit opening on Saturday in Ljubljana "an international event of global significance". More detail...