Mr Putin and Mr Bush noted with satisfaction that their close cooperation in the fight against terrorism brought tangible results. In connection with this, the Presidents highly praised the operation carried out by Russian and US secret services with the participation of Great Britain, which helped to prevent the sale of Igla missiles to terrorists.
The Presidents exchanged opinions on the preparations for a Russian-US summit scheduled for late September and discussed plans for other bilateral contacts at different levels.
The telephone conversation took place on the initiative of the American side.