Xinhua: Russian Defense Minister Favors Creating Union Troops With Belarus [W

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HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- Russian Defense Minister Favors Creating Union Troops With Belarus Xinhuanet 2002-04-16 23:20:55 ����MOSCOW, April 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Tuesday that he did not rule out the possibility ofcreating integrated armed forces of the Russian-Belarussian Union State. ����Speaking at a press conference in Minsk, the visiting minister said the creation of integrated armed forces has long been announced as a goal. ����"I don't see any reasons why we should not advance in this way," he said. ����He stressed that "political decisions" must be made in order toestablish such armed forces, but declined to predict the exact date the union forces may be created. ����"No one will be able to say when all this will happen," he said. ����Ivanov is paying a visit in Minsk for meetings of the two Defense Ministries. He also held meetings with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on military cooperation. Enditem --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================