Russia’s NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin has confirmed that a Russian-NATO summit is due in Lisbon on November 20, Interfax reported on Thursday. Rogozin explained that the move was earlier initiated by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who pledged to soon send relevant invitations to heads of state of 29 NATO members to take part in the summit of the Russia-NATO Council. Rozogin added that the Portuguese capital will also play host to a NATO summit slated to kick off there on November 19. NATO invited Russia on Wednesday to attend talks with leaders of alliance countries during a summit in Lisbon in November, hoping to boost cooperation on security issues, including Afghanistan and Iran. NATO diplomats said they were waiting for a response from Moscow to the invitation, which would involve talks on the sidelines of a November 19-20 NATO summit in the Portuguese capital 

17 June 2010 ã.   Russia wants predictable relations with NATO - Rogozin

NATO’s strategy for the next few years, and its relations with other international organizations, was on the agenda of a session of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels on Wednesday. According to Dmitry Rogozin, Russia will cooperate with NATO on issues of common interest and seek a negotiated settlement in the case of conflicting issues. This, he added, is what Russia wants of NATO’s new strategy which will span the next 10-15 years. As for the current cooling of Russian-NATO relations, the Russian ambassador said this is because the alliance’s newly admitted members from among East European countries are setting western states against Russia 

16 June 2010 ã.   Russia, NATO to mend fences

Wednesday will see an ambassadorial meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Brussels, where the sides plan to focus on the alliance’s new strategy and the development of missile defense system. In an interview earlier this month, Russia’s NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin likened the alliance to “a butting cow “ in a clear nod to NATO’s persistent reluctance to arrive at a political accommodation on an array of mutually advantageous issues with Russia. Suffice it to mention Moscow’s proposal to jointly stave off sea piracy – an overture that was actually downplayed by Brussels. NATO was also low-key on Russia’s suggestion to jointly tackle the Afghan drug trafficking, which the UN said remains one of the most pressing global challenges. Meanwhile, drug production in Afghanistan has doubled in the past couple of years despite the ongoing international anti-terror operation there 

12 June 2010 ã.   Medvedev to discuss missile defense during U.S. visit

President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev will discuss the controversial issue of missile defense with the U.S. leadership during his upcoming visit to the United States, the Russian foreign minister said. Relations between Russia and the United States have warmed since Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama announced last year a new policy of resetting bilateral ties and overcoming Cold-war era set-backs. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to visit the United States in June to boost Russian-U.S. cooperation in various spheres, including trade and the high-tech industry. "This [the U.S. missile defense plans in Europe] will be one of the topics for discussion; we have high expectations of this summit," Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russia's Kommersant daily 

10 June 2010 ã.   Getting Russia Right (The New York Times, 09.06.2010)

We need concrete projects to replace suspicion with an atmosphere of cooperation. One proposal, recently submitted by NATO’s secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, regards the joint development of a missile defense system. Other ideas are being explored in the E.U.-Russia relationship as well as in the bilateral German-Russian context. An additional field of cooperation could be conventional and nuclear arms control and disarmament. The expert group suggests maintaining nuclear deterrence at a minimal level, but without offering any specific proposal for a sub-strategic nuclear arms control process that might complement the strategic arms control dynamic recently initiated by Washington and Moscow 

8 June 2010 ã.   Press Statements following Russian-German Talks

We discussed the whole range of international issues, including the question of closer cooperation on security between Germany and Russia. Mr Medvedev proposed developing new forms of security cooperation between the European Union and Russia. We think that we already have a good opportunity to build on the cooperation work that was going on at the ambassadorial level previously. We can develop this format by taking it to the ministerial level. We certainly have plenty to discuss, and we know how to listen to each other and how to find all kinds of solutions to even the most complex bilateral, regional or international problems.

Inside the EU we need to work together with Russia on laying the foundations for conflict resolution mechanisms covering both civil and military aspects. It has become apparent that the formats we have been using so far are insufficient. We need to maintain regular continued discussion on hotbeds of conflict 

8 June 2010 ã.   Russia-EU co-operation acquires more mature features - FM spokesman

Of course, each country has the right to define its own national strategy, based on national interests. But it is important that the realization of national goals proceed in line with the requirements of a stable and sustained global development. From this perspective, we welcome the fact that the document declares a commitment to the principles of multilateral co-operation, multi-pronged diplomacy, “a democratic and equitable international order,” sustainable economic development and combating threats to international security. We note the constructive mindset to build “a stable, substantive, multidimensional relationship” with our country, based on mutual interests with emphasis on such priorities as non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament, confronting violent extremism and economic co-operation by seeking new trade and investment arrangements 

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