March 3rd (Rat), April 20, 1996, the eight-nation nuclear security summit meeting. The eight-nation nuclear security summit held

proposed by Russian President Boris Yeltsin on April 20, 1996 in Moscow, Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United States, Russia, France, and Japan's leaders attended the meeting.
meeting chaired by Yeltsin and French President Jacques Chirac. (Lssjt.cn)
the main outcome of the meeting was the adoption will make the Universal Declaration on the strengthening of nuclear security, against the illegal trade of nuclear material Programme (l $ dj��.��r��) Statement on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and on Ukraine statement of the problem 4 files. Meeting performance between countries, especially between the seven countries in the West and Russia, there are differences on a range of issues. For the eastward expansion of NATO, nuclear weapons might be deployed on the territory of new NATO countries, Russia to deploy nuclear weapons in their territories recommendations made at the meeting. On the response of the parties in the implementation of the raised funds to improve nuclear safety measures are not consistent, and Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto said will provide Russia with assistance. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl that economic issues should not go beyond the framework of reality. Russia believes that no funds to implement the nuclear safety may not be bright prospects. the
In short, the convening of the meeting of the eight-nation nuclear security summit, the United States, Europe, Russia partnership reached a new level. (History. Cn)