RUSSIA, U.S. EXPAND MILITARY COOPERATION.

U.S. defense secretary William Cohen and visiting Russian defense minister Igor Rodionov announced in Washington on May 14 that the two countries had agreed to expand bilateral military cooperation. Cohen said that contacts are to be established between the Russian General Staff and the U.S. National Defense University. The militaries of the two countries are also planning more than 100 joint exercises, along with personnel exchanges and training projects. (Itar-Tass, May 14)

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