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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told that Russia is happy with the scrapping of the plans, of installing a missile shield in Central Europe, by Barack Obama.
Obama had revealed on Thursday that US has scrapped the installation of long-range missile in Central Europe, instead of which short and medium range missile will be deployed in Czech Republic and Poland so that the Iranian missile attacks can be countered.
The Bush administration sought to deploy a radar station in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland as defence against potential strikes from Iran. Russia had raised security concerns about this plan, which had lead to the deterioration of the relationship between the US and Russia.
Medvedev said that Russia "noted President Obama's announcement on the adjustment of the US's approach to the issue of missile defence."
"We value the responsible approach of the US president to our agreement. I am ready to continue our dialogue," Medvedev said.
The Russian and US leaders had discussed the issue during Obama's visit to Moscow in July and during their first meeting in London at the start of April.
"We also agreed and fixed in our joint statements that Russia and the US will strive for joint work to assess missile proliferation risks in the world," Medvedev said. "Today's statement by Washington shows that good conditions have been established for such work. Of course, specific consultations of experts are to be held, and our country is ready for them."
He said that his meeting with Barack Obama, which is scheduled to take place on Oct 23 in New York, will enable them to exchange views on strategic stability issues.
