Resumption of Russia-NATO Council operation under discussion

December 7, 2015 Interfax, RBTH
Alexander Gruschko: "Die Ereignisse in der Ukraine waren dann der Anlass, zu den Wurzeln der Nato zurückzukehren, der Territorialverteidigung wie zu Zeiten des Kalten Krieges." Foto: Grigorij Sysojew/RIA Novosti
Alexander Grushko Source: Grigoriy Sisoev / RIA Novosti

There have been no real official proposals on the resumption of the activities of the Russia-NATO Council (RNC) but the issue is being discussed; if a session is convened, it should be thoroughly prepared, Russian envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko has said.

"We have not officially received [a proposal], but we are constantly discussing it in our contacts with other NATO representatives who belong to RNC, considering it from various angles," he said during a TV linkup with Brussels.

"The Secretary General is right in saying that RNC continues to exist as an institution but given the current situation at NATO, if it is decided to hold such a session, it should be thoroughly prepared," he concluded.

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