Russia-NATO relations enter new stage

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Source: RIA Novosti

President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Russia's relations with NATO are entering a new stage.

"Much depends on the level of Russia-NATO relations," Medvedev said at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Rasmussen is on a three-day visit to Russia, which was expected to focus on Afghanistan and Russia's possible arms transportation assistance to the international operations there.

Relations between the military bloc and Moscow have improved in recent months after being frozen in the wake of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Rasmussen has been pushing for ties with Russia to be normalized since he took office in August 2009.

Rasmussen said that strengthening relations between NATO and Russia was a priority for him in the post of the NATO chief.

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