Allies find agreement on ties with Russians
source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96O1N9G0&show_article=1&catnum=0
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO agreed after an intense internal debate Thursday to restore normal relations with Russia seven months after it froze ties in response to Moscow's invasion of Georgia.
Seeking to reassure the newer members of NATO, such as the former Soviet republic of Lithuania, that the move did not signal a weakening of allied resolve, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said there would be no avoiding, or backing down from, disputes with Moscow.
"The United States will not recognize any nation having a sphere of influence over any other nation," Clinton told a news conference at NATO headquarters. She was referring to Moscow's assertion that it has an historic role and leading voice in the region—a position that many east Europeans as well as the Obama administration view as an illegitimate claim to domination of the area.
Still, there was a general consensus that avoiding communication with Moscow meant a lost opportunity to resolve, or better address, areas of disagreement.
Seeking to reassure the newer members of NATO, such as the former Soviet republic of Lithuania, that the move did not signal a weakening of allied resolve, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said there would be no avoiding, or backing down from, disputes with Moscow.
"The United States will not recognize any nation having a sphere of influence over any other nation," Clinton told a news conference at NATO headquarters. She was referring to Moscow's assertion that it has an historic role and leading voice in the region—a position that many east Europeans as well as the Obama administration view as an illegitimate claim to domination of the area.
Still, there was a general consensus that avoiding communication with Moscow meant a lost opportunity to resolve, or better address, areas of disagreement.
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