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Russia, Belarus to Jointly Oppose U.S. Missile Defense Shield in Europe
NATO’s extension and the plans to station components of the U.S. missile defense shield in Europe prompt Russia and Belarus to cooperate more aggressively in the military and political fields, Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced Tuesday.
”NATO’s extension, the plans to station missile defense system and aggravation of the situation in the Middle East confirm the need to closely coordinate our actions both in military-political and in political fields,” Serdyukov announced when opening in Moscow the joint board of defense ministries of two countries.
Having emphasized active work that defense authorities of Russia and Belarus carry out in this direction, Serdyukov specified that this work is based on the program of actions aimed at implementing the Treaty on Creating the Union State.
“This work is continued by considering the list of issues entered into the agenda of today’s meeting of the joint board,” the minister said, pointing out that constructive discussion of these issues would help create the system of protecting the Union State as a single area of defense.
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