Lavrov: Russia gave NATO a proposal for the restoration of cooperation – Sight

Moscow handed over the North Atlantic Alliance at the recent meeting of the NATO-Russia Council specific proposals for the restoration of military cooperation, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

«We passed at the last meeting last month specific proposals to restore military cooperation, especially in terms of increasing confidence in this sphere “, – Lavrov said, speaking in the Ural federal University, reports RIA” Novosti “.

Lavrov also said that the policy of promotion of NATO to the East at all costs deepens the dividing lines on the continent.

Speaking of cooperation between Russia and NATO, Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said earlier on Monday said that the need to use the opportunity of the Russia – NATO. You must use the opportunity of the Russia – NATO is particularly difficult times, – he said. – This is recorded in Poland at the NATO summit as a political responsibility. The Council met. ”

Russia relations and the West have deteriorated over the situation in Ukraine. However, in the European Union all the louder voices for the lifting of sanctions against Russia. Some Italian regions have taken the application to abolish the restrictive measures against Moscow and recognize the referendum in the Crimea. Following this, for the lifting of sanctions against Russia were in favor of Cyprus and France.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that the policy on the “containment” of Russia’s high time to give up and hand it to the archives of history. He said that the leadership of NATO and several European countries blows the myth about the “Russian threat”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that NATO anti-Russian orientation of artificial bulges, Russia is not going to give in militaristic frenzy. Putin also stressed that NATO strengthens its position in Eastern Europe, all of this is aimed at undermining the military parity.