NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL’S VISIT TO MOSCOW BEGINS TUESDAY

Itar-Tass
15.12.2009, 14.40
Moscow

MOSCOW, December 15 (Itar-Tass) – A visit by NATO’s Secretary-General
Anders Fogh Rasmussen to Russia may start cooperation between the
alliance and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO),
CSTO Secretary- General Nikolai Bordyuzha told reporters on Tuesday.

"I hope that the NATO secretary-general’s visit to Moscow will
allow him once again to pay attention to this issue, to get detailed
information about the CSTO and to take concrete steps to persuade
a number of countries that have so far blocked this process to
cooperate," he said.

According to the CSTO secretary-general, there has been no real
progress in cooperation between the two organizations yet.

"NATO has not contacted the CSTO over any issues so far, including
such a pressing one for the alliance as Afghanistan," Bordyuzha said.

The CSTO chief said he had no plans for a meeting with Rasmussen
during his visit to the Russian capital.

The CSTO comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress