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March 6, 2009

NATO Resumes Russia Ties
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NATO, meanwhile, has also announced plans to resume formal contact with
Russia for the first time since Russia’s conflict with Georgia last
summer. Clinton said US disagreements with Russia endure.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “NATO today agreed to restart the
NATO-Russia Council as a mechanism for dialogue on issues both where we
disagree, such as in Georgia, as the Secretary-General noted, and a
platform for cooperation that is in our interests, like transit to
Afghanistan or nonproliferation.”

Clinton also appeared to voice support for continuing the Bush
administration’s missile defense system in Eastern Europe.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We happen to believe in the United
States that those threats in the future are more likely to come from
regimes and terrorist networks than from nation states in the immediate
vicinity. Therefore, we want to help Europe be prepared, and that’s why
what Poland and the Czech Republic have done sets the stage for what
will be strategic decisions going forward.”



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