"The meeting is unlikely to take place due to conflicting schedules of the Russian minister and NATO," the source said
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Dmitry Medvedev met with NATO-Russia Council meeting participantsI think we are all happy with the overall results achieved. ... 
Joint Press Conference by Russia's PermRep to NATO D.Rogozin and CSTO SecGen N.Bordyuzha (AUDIO), 18.04.2011, BrusselsThe NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting at the level ... 
Dmitry Medvedev took part in a meeting of the NATO-Russia CouncilDmitry Medvedev took part in a meeting of the NATO-Russia ... 
Dmitry Medvedev's News Conference following NATO-Russia Council MeetingIt is clearly in our interests therefore to be able ... Russia, NATO defense ministers unlikely to meet in June - source
May 25, 2010A Russia-NATO Council meeting at the level of defense ministers will most likely not happen in June as hoped, a source in the Russian mission at the NATO said on Tuesday. The first meeting between Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his NATO counterparts since the brief Russia-Georgia war in 2008 was tentatively scheduled for June 11-12 in Brussels. "The meeting is unlikely to take place due to conflicting schedules of the Russian minister and NATO," the source said.
Relations between Moscow and the Western bloc went sour during the conflict in South Ossetia when Russia sent troops into South Ossetia to repel Georgia's attempt to retake the breakaway republic by force. After five days of fighting the Russian troops ousted Georgian forces from the region, which has since been recognized as independent by Moscow.
NATO accused Russia of disproportionate use of military force and froze cooperation with Moscow. In response Russia froze several of joint programs with NATO.
NATO foreign ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels in March 2009 to restore full-scale cooperation between the alliance and Russia.
A meeting between Russian and NATO defense ministers would be another step in normalizing ties.
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Important Issues
DocumentsFebruary 23, 2011
About the Special Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation for the Interaction with NATO in Missile Defence, 18 Feb 2011 February 21, 2011
Instruction about the Inter-Agency Working Group under the Administration of the President of Russia for the Interaction with NATO in Missile Defence, 18 Feb 2011 November 23, 2010
NATO-Russia Council Joint Statement (Lisbon, November 20, 2010) August 18, 2008
Statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs June 5, 2008
Dmitry Medvedev's Speech at Meeting with German Political, Parliamentary and Civic Leaders April 4, 2008
Chairman’s statement: Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Heads of State and Government held in Bucharest |
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