UNCLASSIFIEDRELEASED IN BJLL - 1 TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING I INTRODUCTORY -- Very grateful for this meeting considering circumstances -- President sends best wishes for your speedy recovery wants to be directly in touch when you are better U S Russia Relationship Have only one issue to discuss President's wish that we overcome disagreement in Budapest Two points -- First President wants you to know he remains strongly personally committed to partnership with you -- He reaffirmed this publicly in Miami on Sunday He'll defend our polity and sustained economic aid in 1995 with Congress -- Trying to be helpful on Chechnya -- Second he believes strongly we must fund a way to seek an understanding and joint agreement on European security r Know now from Chernomyrdin Kozyrev that there was a big misunderstanding on NAC decision -- Want to assure you our policy is for a gradual open process as President told you in September I know it could be complicating for you if NATO sought to move sharply-forward on expansion in 1995 when you'll have parliamentary elections 1995 will be year of study only can assure you there is no timetable or negotiations for membership Want to Propose Way Forward U S and Russia must have closest possible understanding on this issue -- Have agreed on Christopher Kozyrev talks to begin in January UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY FRANK TUMMINIA ID 07 JUL 2004 200000983 UNCLASSIFIED --President wants work bilaterally in response to By suggestion 999312 122 In sum President Clinton is determined to continue the partnership -- He hopes any doubts problems can be handled privately not publicly -- Wants common public line on my trip and on the good health of reiationship--have worked out with Chernomyrdin UNCLASSIFIED                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu