NATO and Russia should avoid unnecessary aggravation, in spite of opposite positions, the most in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Baltic States and the Black sea, said Deputy Secretary General of NATO Alexander Vershbow.

"it is in our interest to have relations With Russia, if only We can achieve that tension is not increased unnecessarily. We are obliged incessantly to maintain greater transparency and predictability in the relationship to avoid misunderstandings and prevent incidents that can be protected, where our forces have the opportunity to come into contact: in the Baltic, the Black sea or over Syria, "- said Vershbow at the opening in Madrid of the conference " NATO and a new round of fall ", organized by the Royal Elcano Institute and the Public diplomacy division of NATO.

review Vershbow, NATO must adjust policies in connection With the aggravation of relations With Moscow. This topic will be discussed at the upcoming summit of the Commonwealth." With the approach of the next NATO summit in Warsaw in July we need to assess the long-term consequences of the current decline in relations With Russia, and for the coming Commonwealth, " said Vershbow.

"Russia is not the Soviet Union, closed behind the iron curtain. The world is now different. More integrated and More interdependent. So, the question is not whether We have relations With Russia, and what is the nature of these relationships, " said Deputy Secretary-General.

"in the future, if we assume that the longstanding rivalry With Russia, we must adapt the Alliance To a long-term perspective. You need to improve the exchange of intelligence, to figure out potential vulnerabilities, to fight

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