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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

NATO chief expects continued cooperation with Russia after Putin election

[NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen]NATO expects continued cooperation with Russia on Afghanistan, counter-piracy and other operations after the election that returned Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, its top official said Monday.

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he hoped the alliance and Moscow also will be able to move forward on missile defense because “both Russia and NATO would benefit from such cooperation.”

NATO says that its planned missile defense program is aimed at potential threats from over 30 nations which have or are acquiring missile technology. But most analysts believe NATO’s defense shield is meant to protect the allies from Iran’s growing missile arsenal.

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