Friday, March 6, 2009

NATO Renews Russia Ties

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(C) speaks with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during the Foreign Affairs Minister meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The US endorsed a resumption of top-level NATO talks with Russia, setting the stage for an end to a seven-month freeze sparked by Moscow's war on Georgia. (AFP/John Thys)

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO agreed on Thursday to resume formal ties with Russia, suspended after Moscow's war with Georgia, in the hope of winning greater Russian support for its struggle to stabilize Afghanistan.

"We can and must find ways to work constructively with Russia where we share areas of common interest, including helping the people of Afghanistan," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Russia immediately welcomed the move agreed at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

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My Comment: The message is clear .... all is now forgiven.

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