10:39 GMT, November 9, 2008 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today confirmed that Moscow hopes for a more constructive dialog with the new U.S. governent of Barack Obama about the deployment of the missile defence shield elements in Europe.

"Accords on strategic offensive arms and missile shield elements will surely be finally agreed with the new U.S. administration. We drew attention to the positions, which Barack Obama published on his website. They instill the hope that we'll be able to discuss these issues more constructively," Lavrov said.

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