NATO does Not need to create a " specific " the image of Russia in order to " revive the Alliance, said on the first day of the week the Secretary General of the organization Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
" There is no need to develop or create a specific image of Russia to revive our Commonwealth, - noticed Rasmussen, speaking at the Atlantic Council in the capital of the USA.- I think it is Clear, why the need to NATO - we need a strong collective defence to protect our citizens from any kind of threats ", transfers ITAR-TASS. The Secretary-General, on the contrary, said that the Russian Federation itself creates a certain picture and a picture of yourself. He specified that the conference of the NATO-Russia in November 2010 in Lisbon from the Commonwealth, it was decided to launch a " genuine strategic partnership between NATO and Russia." In addition, over the last 20 years, as claimed Rasmussen, the organization " has done much for the development of a constructive dialogue with Russia. He, according to his statement, also believes that " positive cooperation with Russia is the right way forward ". Along with this, the Secretary General said that the Russian side is configured opposite and " private military doctrines considers NATO as a partner, but as the enemy." With regard to the interaction of the organization with Kiev, Rasmussen paid attention that in the next few years will be visible " enhanced cooperation with Ukraine, including military cooperation ". According to him, the real steps in this direction will be discussed at the upcoming NATO summit in Wales. On Tuesday at Rasmussen's scheduled meeting with the President of the United States of America Barack Obama on the situation in Ukraine and the problems of strengthening the defense capability of the NATO countries. Remember, head of the NATO foreign Ministers in early April told that suspend and practical military cooperation between NATO and Russia over the situation in Ukraine, but keep the contacts of the Council Russia - NATO at the level of ambassadors and above. on June 25, NATO decided to extend the action of the first measures taken about temporary suspension of practical cooperation with Russia, which, in the opinion of Russia's Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko, contrary to the interests of global security.

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