Nato seeks to repair divisions over Russia

Nato on the 2 December 2008 agreed to a 'conditional and gradual' resumption of dialogue with Russia, seeking to end divisions between the US and its main European allies on what stance the defence organisation should adopt towards the Kremlin.

On the same day the European Union resumed talks on an economic co-operation agreement with Russia, the 26-member Nato alliance made a similar attempt to renew relations with Moscow, which were badly undermined by the Russian invasion of Georgia.

BBC News, 3.12.08: Nato 'to resume ties with Russia' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7759833.stm

NATO: Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, NATO HQ, Brussels, 2-3 December 2008 http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/2008/0812-mfa/0812-mfa.htm

NATO: Press Release, No.153, 2008: Final communiqué... http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2008/p08-153e.html

ESO: Background information: NATO - Russia Council http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-nato-russia-council-key-source-nato-russia-relations/

ESO: Background information: Georgia conflict forces Nato rethink http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgia-conflict-forces-nato-rethink/

ESO: Background information: US gives way on Nato for Georgia and Ukraine http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-gives-way-on-nato-for-georgia-and-ukraine/

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