词条 | Slovenia Summit 2001 |
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| summit_name = Slovenia Summit 2001 | other_titles = | image = Logo-bp-02.png | alt = | caption = | country = {{Flag|Slovenia}} | date = {{Start date|2001|06|16}} | venues = | cities = Ljubljana, Slovenia | participants = {{flagicon|USA}} George W. Bush {{flagicon|Russia}} Vladimir Putin | follows = | precedes = | website = {{URL|http://www.sloveniasummit.com/}} }} The Slovenia Summit 2001 was a summit meeting between United States President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin (hence also known as the Bush-Putin summit). It took place on June 16, 2001, on the Brdo pri Kranju estate in northern Slovenia. It was hosted by the then Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Drnovšek and by the President of Slovenia Milan Kučan.[1] SummaryBush and Putin discussed a wide range of political issues and establish a diplomatic case for future cooperation and negotiations. This was also Bush's first official trip to Europe as U.S. President. Before Bush and Putin met privately, each met with Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek and President Milan Kučan. The Slovenes' talks with Putin focused on the situation in South Eastern Europe, particularly in Macedonia. Kučan familiarized Putin with the agreement reached Friday in Skopje to begin a dialog on constitutional adjustments. Speaking with Bush, Drnovšek and Kučan focused on NATO expansion and partnership among Europe, the US and Russia. Unfortunately, Bush did not go so far as to offer an invitation for membership in NATO as many suspected. He simply reiterated the stance he had taken earlier in his trip, that he supports NATO expansion and is sure that at the summit next year in Prague new members will be invited. After the meetings, Reuters quoted Bush as saying "I would urge people looking for a good vacation spot to come here." The American president was apparently quite impressed with Drnovšek, Kučan and Slovenia itself, and publicly thanked Drnovšek 'for his hospitality in this spectacular, beautiful country.'"[2] The summit was judged a success by both sides even though it left Russia and the US little closer to resolving the issues that divided them. The atmosphere was one of friendly co-operation with the two leaders getting on far better than expected. The warmth of the meeting surprised many. The first handshake looked stiff and awkward, but after well over an hour of talks they came out smiling with Bush inviting the Russian leader to visit his ranch in Texas. Bush described their meeting as straightforward and effective. He said it was time to move beyond Cold War attitudes, away from mutually assured destruction towards mutually earned respect. "We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul. He's a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country and I appreciate very much the frank dialogue and that's the beginning of a very constructive relationship," Bush said. Putin also seemed to suggest these two very different leaders had built up a rapport. Echoing Bush he called the United States Russia's partner. Warm words, unthinkable just a few months ago. The Russian leader said both their countries bore a special responsibility for maintaining world peace and security. However he warned that any unilateral action would make that process more complicated - a signal that difficult discussions on NATO and the US missile defense system still lay ahead. At the closing press conference, in response to a question about whether he could trust Putin, Bush said, "I looked the man in the eye. I found him very straightforward and trustworthy – I was able to get a sense of his soul." Bush's top security aide Condoleezza Rice later wrote that Bush's phrasing had been a serious mistake. "We were never able to escape the perception that the president had naïvely trusted Putin and then been betrayed."[3] American agendaThe following were the key talking points of the U.S. delegation according to Ariel Cohen:[4]
Russian agenda
See also
References1. ^Brian J Požun, "Ingenue on the World Stage: Summit Coverage," CER June 25, 2001 {{authority control}}{{George W. Bush}}{{Vladimir Putin}}2. ^http://www.ce-review.org/01/23/pozun23.html Central and East European Politics Review 3. ^{{cite book|author=Condoleezza Rice|title=No Higher Honour|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxFl4yFUa_UC&pg=PR30|year=2011|publisher=Simon and Schuster|page=xxx}} 4. ^An Agenda for the Bush-Putin Summit in Slovenia 5. ^[https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2002_10/kuchinsoct02 https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2002_10/kuchinsoct02] 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=oxFl4yFUa_UC&pg=PR30&lpg=PR30 No Higher Honour: A Memoir of My Years in Washington, by Condoleezza Rice, 2011, pg. 30] Further reading
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