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<text>
<title>
U.S.-Russia Camp David Declaration, February 1, 1992
</title>
<article>
<hdr>
Foreign Policy Bulletin, January-April 1992
The Reorganization of Europe: U.S.-Russia Camp David
Declaration, February 1, 1992
</hdr>
<body>
<p> At the conclusion of this historic meeting between an
American President and the President of a new and democratic
Russia, we--the leaders of two great peoples and nations--are agreed that a number of principles should guide relations
between Russia and America:
</p>
<p> First, that Russia and the United States do not regard each
other as potential adversaries. From now on, their relationship
will be characterized by friendship and partnership, founded on
mutual trust and respect and a common commitment to democracy
and economic freedom;
</p>
<p> Second, that we will work to remove any remnants of Cold War
hostility, including taking steps to reduce our strategic
arsenals;
</p>
<p> Third, that we will do all we can to promote the mutual
well-being of our peoples and to expand as widely as possible
the ties that now bind our peoples. Openness and tolerance
should be the hallmark of relations between our peoples and
governments.
</p>
<p> Fourth, that we will actively promote free trade,
investment, and economic cooperation between our two countries;
</p>
<p> Fifth, that we will make every effort to support the
promotion of our shared values of democracy; the rule of law;
respect for human rights, including minority rights; respect for
borders; and peaceful change around the globe.
</p>
<p> Sixth, that we will work actively together to:
</p>
<p>-- Prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and
associated technologies and curb the spread of advanced
conventional arms on the basis of principles to be agreed upon;
</p>
<p>-- Settle regional conflicts peacefully; and
</p>
<p>-- Counter terrorism, halt drug trafficking, and forestall
environmental degradation.
</p>
<p> In adopting these principles, the United States and Russia
today launch a new era in our relations. In this new era, we
seek a peace, an enduring peace, that rests on lasting common
values. This can be an era of peace and friendship that offers
hope not only to our peoples but to the peoples of the world.
For while our conflict helped divide the world for a generation,
now, working with others and with each other, we can help unite
the globe through our friendship--a new alliance of partners
working against the common dangers we face.
</p>
<p>(Issued by Presidents Bush and Yeltsin, Camp David, Maryland,
February 1, 1992.)
</p>
</body>
</article>
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