Medvedev says US missile decision constructive

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday praised a U.S. decision to scale back plans to install an antimissile defense system in eastern Europe as a "constructive step."

In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Medvedev urged other nuclear armed states to join efforts by Russia and the United States to reduce nuclear weapons stocks, and called for a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East.

"All countries of the (Middle East) region need to take an active stance on this issue and demonstrate their willingness to ensure a real progress in establishing a nuclear free zone," he said. (Reporting by Andrew Quinn, writing by Claudia Parsons)

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