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Nato Eastward Expansion Not Corresponding With Real Threats is
Dangerous – Lavrov

Friday, October 03, 2008 7:57 PM

(Source: Daily News Bulletin; Moscow – English)YEREVAN. Oct 3
(Interfax) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov thinks that the
artificial NATO eastward expansion, which can be explained by the
mindset of exploring new territories, is dangerous to Russia, Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"The threat is in artificial NATO eastward expansion, which takes
place as a part of the mindset of exploring new territories and which
is not justified and does not correspond with any real threat," Lavrov
told a news conference in Yerevan in the wake of talks with Armenian
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

Russia, however, sees no threat if NATO evolves in an alliance that
counters real challenges and threats, the minister said.

Russia and Armenia see eye to eye on what NATO they would like to
cooperate with, he said.

Russia does have interaction with NATO, he said. In particular, both
Russia and Armenia are members of the Euroatlantic Partnership
Council, Lavrov said.

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