(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/121003-clinton-lavrov-3a.photoblog600.jpg)Jim Watson / Pool via Reuters, fileSecretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Antarctica during the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8.By ReutersMOSCOW - Russia and the United States must do more to strengthen relations because the "reset" in ties cannot continue forever, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview published Wednesday.
President Barack Obama called for the reset in ties before taking office in 2008 but relations have been strained by differences over issues such as missile defense (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/03/11521486-russia-threatens-preemptive-strike-over-planned-us-missile-shield?lite), human rights (http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/03/02/10559935-anti-putin-activists-pay-high-price-but-refuse-to-back-down?lite) and the conflict in Syria (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/22/13409128-syria-crisis-russia-warns-obama-against-violation-of-international-law?lite).
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