NATO, Russia seek new trust at New York talks

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Source: AFP

NEW YORK — NATO and Russia will seek to build a new foundation of trust at a key meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, encompassing common threats and lingering disagreements.

The foreign ministers-level meeting of the NATO-Russia Council comes as the 28-nation alliance waits for Russia to respond to an invitation to hold a full-scale leaders summit in Lisbon on November 20.

The New York talks are seen as way to lay the groundwork for that summit, and will discuss issues including NATO-Russia cooperation on Afghanistan and the controversial US missile defense scheme.

The US ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder told reporters on Tuesday that the session in New York was designed to provide a new channel of communication between the western alliance and Moscow.


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