Russia, NATO fail to narrow differences
(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday held talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to reporters outside the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: European Pressphoto Agency)
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During the meeting, Stoltenberg affirmed that NATO’s expansion and military buildup in eastern border is for defense purpose. But Sergei Lavrov stated that NATO’s course on strengthening its military potential and expanding its military presence in eastern Europe provokes confrontation and undermines European security. NATO and Russia failed to narrow their differences over the Ukraine crisis in talks on Saturday but agreed they would keep talking to each other.