Relations with Russia on NATO ministerial agenda
By Sabina Idayatova
A two-day meeting of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) foreign ministers from 28 member countries opened in Brussels on Tuesday, Russian RIA Novosti news agency reported.
The ministerial meeting will discuss "reset" of relations with Russia, strengthening relations with NATO partners, particularly with Georgia, as well as deployment of Patriot missile systems on the Turkish-Syrian border and support for Afghan security forces after 2014. NATO foreign ministers are also expected to discuss the situation in the western Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will participate in the discussions.
Discussions of Russia-NATO relations will be held as part of the Russia-NATO Council, with the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The NATO ministers will also review the issue of partnership with Georgia in the framework of the NATO-Georgia commission.
Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasul, the EU's Ashton and U.N. special envoy Jan Kubis will be among participants in the discussions regarding Afghanistan.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will preside the meeting, according to the NATO website.
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