Obama-Medvedev summit in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The following are comments from U.S. President Barack Obama and Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev at a summit in Moscow on Monday.

ON GLOBAL MISSILE Defense

Medvedev:

"We need to jointly think about configuration of the global missile defense."

ON GEORGIA

Obama:

"I won't pretend that the United States and Russia agree on every issue. President Medvedev indicated that we have had frank discussion on some areas where we disagree."

"For instance, we had frank discussion on Russia, I mean Georgia, and I re-iterated my firm belief that Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected. If even as we work through our disagreements on Georgia's course, we do agree that no one has interest in renewed military conflict. Going forward, we must speak candidly to resolve these differences peacefully and constructively."

"President Medvedev and I are committed to leaving behind the suspicion and rivalry of the past."

OBAMA ON POWER DIVISION IN RUSSIA

Obama:

"My understanding is that President Medvedev is the president and Prime Minister Putin is the prime minister and that they allocate power in accordance with Russia's form of government, in the same way that we allocate power in the United States.

"My strong impression is that President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin are working very effectively together and our interest is in working together with the Russian government as a whole in order to achieve the improved bilateral relationship that I think can be accomplished.

ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION

Medvedev:

"The non-proliferation issue is the most important for our states. We are bearing the responsibility. Unfortunately the situation in the world is not changing for the better."