For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 30, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
President Bush to Attend NATO-Russia Summit in Italy
President Bush welcomes NATO's decision to hold a NATO-Russia
Summit in Italy on May 28 and is grateful to the Italian government for
its offer to host. The President looks forward to attending this
summit at the conclusion of his trip to Europe, where he will be
visiting Berlin, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Paris, and Normandy.
President Bush believes that the summit will be a major step forward in
the NATO-Russia relationship, and will advance our interest in
integrating Russia with the Euroatlantic community in the 21st
century.
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