By Xinhua
Guatemala City : Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he did not expect a quick response on his proposals regarding the plan for a U.S. missile defense system in Europe from his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush.
 "We don't demand immediate answers to all our offers … We will be waiting for the final response," Putin told a news conference here.
Putin, who just wrapped up his informal visit to the United States, proposed last month to jointly use a warning radar system in Azerbaijan as a substitute for the radar and interceptor missiles the United States is planning to place in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Russia's goal is to formulate the offer and talk to our partner about it, the president said.
Putin said the world "will be safer" and the Russian-U.S. relations will become a more strategic one if the United States cooperates.
The Russian-U.S. ties have become tense after the United States planned to place its missile defense system in eastern Europe.
Russia strongly protested the plan and threatened to take retaliatory measures against it, fearing the plan might undermine its security.
Putin arrived here on Monday to promote Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee, who is holding a full session here, is scheduled to choose the site for the 2014 Games on Wednesday among Austria's Salzburg, South Korea's Pyeongchang and Sochi.