MOSCOW. March 11 (Interfax) - This year the United States and Russia should have a serious discussion on missile defense, U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said.
We expect that it will be a serious conversation, he said on Ekho Moskvy radio on Thursday.
In his opinion, the issue of missile defense came to a halt during the election campaigns in the two countries, but now he expects change in this sphere.
You know, I am an optimist, he said.
Asked whether missile defense consultations would be held at the expert or diplomatic level, he said that at both levels.