"There is a clear link between what we say and what we do. When we met in Lisbon, we had the NATO-Russia summit, and we decided to develop a true strategic partnership between NATO and Russia."
"We want to pursue that. In that context, we invited Russia to cooperate on missile defense and that invitation still stands. We have made clear from the outset that NATO has made the decision to establish a NATO missile defense system, because it is our obligation to ensure effective defense of our populations, and we consider the missile threat a real treat and against that we need a real defense. That is the essence of being a defense alliance."
"The positive news is that during the last three years, we have moved forward in the NATO-Russia cooperation when it comes to practical cooperation on Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, counter-piracy. I think we have achieved progress in our relationship."
Read more: 'We are faced with new security challenges' | World | DW.DE | 02.02.2013
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