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Putin's non-participation in nuclear summit due to lack of mutual action

30 March 2016 14:26 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. Russian President Vladimir Putin's non-participation in the nuclear summit in Washington is due to the lack of mutual action during preliminary preparation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, Sputnik International reported.

"The issue of nuclear safety is an important one, however, Moscow believes that the study of the issues related to nuclear safety requires common and joint efforts and mutual consideration of interests and positions in the course of the preliminary work. We experienced a clear deficit in the preliminary study of the issues and topics of the summit, so in this case there will be no participation of the Russian side," Peskov told journalists.

The Nuclear Security Summit will be held March 31 to April 1 at the Washington Convention Center. President Barack Obama will host more than 50 world leaders for the summit in Washington next week to continue discussions on “the evolving threat” of nuclear terrorism.