RSS Natomission http://www.natomission.ru/ Ïîñòîÿííîå ïðåäñòàâèòåëüñòâî Ðîññèè ïðè ÍÀÒÎ Statement by Dmitry Medvedev in connection with the situation concerning the NATO countries’ missile defence system in Europe http://www.natomission.ru/en/security/article/security/artnews/135/ Of course we will continue the dialogue with the USA and NATO on this issue. I agreed on this with US President Barack Obama when we met recently, and on that occasion again stated our concerns very clearly. There is still time to reach an understanding. Russia has the political will to reach the agreements needed in this area, agreements that would open a new chapter in our relations with the USA and NATO. If our partners show an honest and responsible attitude towards taking into account Russia’s legitimate security interests, I am sure we can come to an agreement. But if we are asked to ‘cooperate’ or in fact act against our own interests it will be difficult to establish common ground. In such a case we would be forced to take a different response. We will decide our actions in accordance with the actual developments in events at each stage of the missile defence programme’s implementation  2011-11-23 00:00:00 Russia-NATO Joint Missile Defence: Implementing the Decision (East-West Institute Roundtable synopsis) http://www.natomission.ru/en/security/article/security/artnews/134/ Ambassador Rogozin admitted that the NATO-Russia negotiations on BMD have not made big progress and he welcomed the EWI effort in bringing this matter into the open for public expert debate. Rogozin, who is also the Special Envoy of President Medvedev on MD, called for professionalization on BMD discussions and active involvement of experts such as a group of scientists who were involved in designing of Moscow ABM and Air Defense systems that was brought to Brussels by EWI. Dr. Neuneck supported Ambassador Rogozin’s call by underlining that NATO and Russian politicians should be fully enlightened on technical capabilities of BMD systems for better strategic decisions. He presented conclusions from a cooperative study by the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg and the IFSH (Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik) that was released at the end of last year. The German expert argued that it’s a right moment for NATO to decide with Russia on the BMD architecture as he considers NATO own TMD experience as quite little and joint BMD systems and architecture experience  non-existent 2011-04-05 00:00:00 Dmitry Rogozin's media briefing on the outcome of the NATO-Russia Council Ambassadorial in Brussels, 29.03.2011 http://www.natomission.ru/en/security/article/security/artnews/133/ The Russian Federation noted the motivation of the Security Council in voting on Resolution 1973. This motivation is plain and obvious: it is protection lives of the Libyan civilians amid the civil conflict, and the use of force by the coalition which is willing to control the settlement of this conflict. We drew close attention of our colleagues to the reports from the conflict zone about numerous victims among Libya's civil population. We believe this information has to be confirmed by proper and reliable sources. And if this information proves correct, this would contradict the meaning of the Resolution 1973, which was adopted precisely to avoid such numbers of victims. There's another thing I noted to my colleagues in the NATO-Russia Council, and I'd like to draw your attention to this fact, too. The resolution adopted by the UN Security Council implies that the process should develop hand in hand with the political reconciliation of the sides. Unless we implement political and diplomatic measures, making them the priority for the international community's attitude toward the situation in Libya, it will be practically impossible to resolve any other issue by other means  2011-03-31 00:00:00 "Any negative decision would mean a giant step back for us," Rogozin said http://www.natomission.ru/en/security/article/security/artnews/131/ Russia should either become part of the European missile defense system or secure a guarantee that the deployment of such a system would not jeopardize its strategic interests, Russia's permanent envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin announced today. "If we actually believe that the third or fourth stage of the missile defense system's deployment would result in a threat to Russia's strategic nuclear potential, Russia would either have to join the system or, if NATO's system is independent, it should have technical and geographical restrictions," the official explained. Rogozin reiterated that NATO continues to insist on the rollout of separate missile defense systems on the part of Russia and NATO, which would be subject to mutual coordination. "Hopefully, we will find a solution that would allow us to avoid a military and technical settlement of this issue," Rogozin said. "Any negative decision would mean a giant step back for us," he added. 2011-02-23 00:00:00 On the meeting of Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Interaction with NATO in Missile Defence Dmitry Rogozin with President of Slovenia Danilo Tuerk http://www.natomission.ru/en/society/article/society/artnews/94/ On 20 June Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Interaction with NATO in Missile Defence Dmitry Rogozin was received by President of Slovenia Danilo Tuerk. In the course of the conversation there was a frank exchange of opinions on the state and prospects of cooperation between NATO and Russia in missile defence. Dmitry Rogozin explained in detail the essence of Russian approaches to interacting with NATO in missile defence, which were laid out in the address of President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev to heads of state and government of the NRC members in May. He placed a special emphasis on key prerequisites of setting up successful cooperation
2011-06-28 00:00:00 On the accreditation of media representatives for the Ambassadorial NATO-Russia Council in Sochi, Russia, on July 4, 2011 http://www.natomission.ru/en/society/article/society/artnews/93/ The Press Service of the MFA of Russia has begun the accreditation of media for coverage of the NATO-Russia Council Ambassadorial meeting to be held on July 4, 2011 in Sochi, Russia. Accreditation is done via fax +7-499-244-17-66 or email nrc.sochi@gmail.com The contact telephone of the Media Support Working Group is +7-499-244-20-87. Applications will be accepted until June 29, 2011
2011-06-27 00:00:00 Shagreen Europe (Dmitry Rogozin's contribution to the "Eyes on Europe" magazine, #14, spring 2011) http://www.natomission.ru/en/society/article/society/artnews/95/ Europe can see that the assimilation of migrants, their adaptation and integration into Western society has stalled. I’m tired of bending the fingers counting how many Western European politicians and heads of state have recently spoken about the collapse of multicultural policies. That was hard to imagine even a couple of years ago. After speeches by Merkel, Cameron and Sarkozy, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan made an appeal to the Turks in Germany: “Avoid assimilation!”. This perfectly illustrates the failure of the very idea of the equality of cultures and mutual benefits of their fusion. The insight seems to have ultimately settled in, even if late. Europe realised it was wrong to reject its religious tradition and historic memory. This sacrifice was not only pointless, but also harmful: Europeans were literally disarmed faced with those who are firm in their faith, strong in their national feelings and determined to settle down in the occupied territory. Europe’s concealed irritation grew increasingly apparent. After shifting left after the Second World War Europe’s pendulum of current public opinion and political preferences has swung right before our very eyes  2011-06-15 00:00:00 Press-Conference by Dmitry Rogozin on January 26th following the first Ambassadorial NATO-Russia Council in 2011 [audio] http://www.natomission.ru/en/society/article/society/artnews/92/
NATO's proposal to link its planned missile defence system with Russia does not go far enough and appears aimed at weakening Russia's nuclear arsenal, the country's ambassador to NATO said Wednesday after talks with alliance diplomats. Last year, NATO proposed that the alliance and its Cold War foe link their systems in a bid to build trust and security. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted an invitation to start talks on the possibilities for cooperation at a summit in Lisbon. NATO's vision is of "two independent, but coordinated systems working back to back," Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a video posted a week ago. But Russian Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin said that concept "could not be called cooperation, it's not even a marriage of convenience: it's just living separately in different apartments, with different entrances and addresses" 
 2011-01-27 00:00:00 Dmitry Medvedev met with NATO-Russia Council meeting participants http://www.natomission.ru/en/cooperation/current/show/123/ I think we are all happy with the overall results achieved. I have been told that the NATO- Russia Council meeting that just ended was overall quite productive, and I hope we have made progress on the issues that both Russia and the NATO countries have on their agendas at the moment. Of course, the Lisbon summit last November opened a unique window of opportunity. The decisions made on that occasion were, overall, very positive indeed in our view, because it is precisely these sorts of decisions that give us the base we need for building a strategic partnership on the principles of indivisible security, mutual trust, transparency, and predictability. This will boost global security and it is in the interests and hopes of everyone in our countries. At its Lisbon summit, NATO approved its new strategic concept, which emphasises the development of partnership relations with other countries and organisations around the world
2011-07-05 00:00:00 Joint Press Conference by Russia's PermRep to NATO D.Rogozin and CSTO SecGen N.Bordyuzha (AUDIO), 18.04.2011, Brussels http://www.natomission.ru/en/cooperation/current/show/122/ The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting at the level of defence ministers will be held on June 9, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said at a video press conference on Monday. “The NRC defence ministers’ meeting will be held in Brussels on June 9, and a document on the European missile defence issue will be possibly coordinated at it,” he said. “And on May 4, a meeting of the Council at the level of the Chiefs of the General Staff will be held in Brussels at which the missile defence issue will also be actively discussed"  2011-04-18 00:00:00