Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Visit to Moscow (October 14-15, 2005)
Secretary Rice traveled to Central Asia, South Asia, and Europe October 10-15, 2005. Her travel to Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan aimed to advance bilateral and regional cooperation on security issues, to promote freedom through democratic and market-oriented reform, and to strengthen security in the region, including cooperation on counter-terrorism.
Secretary Rice made an unscheduled stop in Pakistan to offer U.S. sympathy to the Pakistani people and support for recovery from the October 8 earthquake. She visited France for consultations on various topics, including Middle East issues.
Secretary Rice unexpectedly changed her travel plans en route and went to Moscow from France to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. On Saturday, October 15, 2005, she met with Lavrov at the Guest House of the Russian Foreign Ministry and then Putin at his Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow. Iran's nuclear ambitions were at the forefront of the agenda.
After Moscow, she traveled to London.
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Briefing by Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route to London, England
Remarks of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
CNN Interview
Interview of Secretary Condoleezza Rice with Andrea Koppel of CNN