Russia, NATO Schedule Fall Talks

Russia and NATO are scheduled this fall to discuss plans for U.S. missile defense sites in Europe and the conventional arms treaty recently suspended by Moscow, the Xinhua News Agency reported Friday (see GSN, July 12).

A group of experts from the United States and Russia are set to hold preliminary discussions this month on the missile defense dispute, said Igor Neverov of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“We expect that the whole range of problems in the missile defense field will be discussed, including cooperation proposals of both sides,” Neverov said, according to ITAR-Tass (Xinhua News Agency I/China View, July 20).

Russian lawmakers have received the draft law withdrawing their nation from the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, Xinhua reported (see GSN, July 16).

President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s suspension of the treaty on July 14 but the move must receive parliamentary approval to take effect (Xinhua News Agency II/China View, July 23).

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