Secretary General: Russian Federation Council theme – NATO – increasing transparency in the military sphere – RIA Novosti

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LONDON, April 14 – RIA Novosti, Maria Tabak One. of those coming in the next week meeting of the NATO – Russia Council will be transparency in the military sphere in the light of the incidents in the Baltic sea, when Russian planes and helicopters reportedly approached the US Navy ship, said NATO Jens Stoltenberg Secretary General

the American. party earlier expressed its concern about the incident. The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, in turn, said that Russia videoconferencing pilots flew the lapel of US ship in compliance with all safety measures.

“This behavior of Russian aircraft is unsafe and unprofessional, and it is not the only case we have seen several examples of such behavior and understand the importance of transparency for risk reduction “, -.. said Stoltenberg in an interview with British television channel Sky News

NATO Secretary General on Thursday held talks in London with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

“next week we will host a meeting of the Russia – NATO, and one of the problems that we want to touch it, it will this military activity and the need for transparency in risk reduction name”, – he underlined

Stoltenberg also recalled the tragedy of the Turkish Air Force shot down a Russian Su-24.

Turkish Air Force 24 November last year shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber. Ankara claimed that the downed aircraft violated Turkish airspace. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that the Su-24 remained in the sky over Syria. The crew managed to eject, but one of the two pilots was killed by ground fire. The second pilot rescued and taken to the base.

“This demonstrates that we are faced with different kinds of threats, different situations along the borders of NATO, as well as episodes when Russia violates airspace of NATO. The incident with the downed Russian plane over Turkey – another example of incidents and accidents that we must prevent, “- said NATO Secretary General

.” If such episodes occur, they should not go out of control and create a truly dangerous situation “- said Stoltenberg

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