[lbo-talk] U.S., Russian military chiefs meet in Helsinki

[uvj at vsnl.com]

U.S., Russian military chiefs meet in Helsinki
http://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSLL409934

Tue Oct 21, 2008

(Adds Russian comments from paragraph 7)

HELSINKI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian military chiefs on Tuesday met
for the first time since Russian forces crushed government troops of
America's ally Georgia in a war that has strained relations between the two
countries.

The U.S. embassy in Helsinki said Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, met Russian General Nikolai Makarov, head of the
Russian general staff.

An embassy spokesman described the tone of the meeting as "cordial, but
candid".
http://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSLL409934