voa标准英语2008年-EU, Russia Resume Security Talks（在线收听）

Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and Dmitry Medvedev walk in Nice during the EU-Russia summit, 14 Nov 2008

President Nicolas Sarkozy urged both Russia and the United States to freeze missile deployments in Europe until security talks are held, ideally in mid-2009 within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Speaking to reporters after talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, Mr. Sarkozy said it was in everybody's interests to lay the foundations of the future of security in Europe. He said the talks should include the United States as well as Russia and the European Union. He spoke in his current role as president of the European Union.

U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic have particularly irked Moscow. Mr. Medvedev has called for deploying short-range missiles close to Europe's borders.

On Friday, the Russian president suggested that call was in response to the U.S. defense missile plans and that Moscow had never acted unilaterally.

Russia and the E.U. also agreed to restart special partnership talks on December 2. Europe had suspended the talks after the August conflict in Georgia.

The two leaders spoke just before leaving for Washington where they will join the world's top economic powers for a summit on ways to tackle the global financial crisis. Both leaders are expected to call for more government regulation.