RUSSIAN DEFENSE CHIEF TO ATTEND NATO MEETING.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 162

Russian defense minister Igor Rodionov has accepted an invitation to attend an unofficial meeting of defense chiefs from NATO countries scheduled for September 25-26 in Norway. According to Russian diplomatic sources, the future of NATO IFOR forces in Bosnia will top the meeting’s agenda. (Interfax, September 2)

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