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Russian Defense Minister To Discuss Missile Issues With London
Moscow (Interfax) Nov. 20, 2000 Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev will visit Great Britain on December 6-8. During this visit he will discuss the main military and political issues relating to ballistic missile defense, strategic offensive weapons, and global and regional security, Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, the head of the main department for international military cooperation, told the press on Monday. In the course of this visit, Russia "would like to get clarification on the measures that are being carried out within the military-political structures of the European Union," he said. Ivashov noted that the Russian Defense Ministry attaches great importance to the first visit of the Russian defense minister to the British Isles. The London negotiations will focus on the analysis of and prospects for bilateral relations in the military sphere, he said. The general said that military-technical cooperation between the two countries "is very limited, and Russia intends to raise the question of developing it." "Together with the British military, we regularly carry out a number of measures, but they are not large- scale," he said. Having said that, it is not planned that any documents will be signed based on the results of Sergeyev's visit. Ivashov expressed confidence that the cooperation between the Russian and the British Defense Ministries will expand in different spheres.
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Canada To Seek International Pact Banning Weapons In Space
Ottawa (AFP) Jan 11, 2006Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin will seek an international pact to ban weapons in space if his Liberals are returned to power in a January 23 election, according to the party platform. |
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