NATO Meeting Russia
On August 19, 2008, an emergency NATO meeting called by the United States will take place in Brussels, Belgium.1 The cause of the emergency is Russia's apparent increasing aggression towards adjacent nations, demonstrated during the nation's recent conflict with Georgia1 NATO will reconsider Russia's and the organization's common future, including already scheduled military exercises and diplomatic meetings. 1
Fast Facts
- 26 ambassadors are expected to participate2
- Russian ambassador to NATO declared the organization aims to subvert the NATO-Russia Council1
- Other issues on the agenda: aid to Georgia and a monitoring mission in South Ossetia1
- Condoleezza Rice plans to meet separately with high-ranking European Union officials after the meeting
- Russia opposes NATO's involvement in the Caucasus1
- Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili wants his country to join NATO
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