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Kissinger visits the Kremlin

Henry Kissinger in Washington on April 21, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott/Files)
Henry Kissinger in Washington on April 21, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott/Files) | License Photo

MOSCOW, June 17 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Tuesday with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Moscow.

RIA Novosti reported Kissinger, who served as secretary of state from 1973-77, said he was honored to meet with Medvedev, who was inaugurated May 7.

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"I have followed with great interest your becoming president and the plans you have put forward in some of your speeches. I wish you every success. It is important for Russia and important for the world," Kissinger was quoted as saying.

Kissinger serves as U.S. chairman of the panel "Russia-USA: A Look into the Future," which was formed last year and led by former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov.

His visit to the Kremlin comes as U.S.-Russian relations have strained over U.S. plans for a missile shield in Central Europe and Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.

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