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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8220

29 May 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) nato/russia
Setting up of new NATO/Russia Council at formal ceremony in Rome - beginning of new era - eight fields of co-operation

Rome, 28/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the official ceremony, that, for security reasons, was held at the Italian base of Pratica di Mare, near Rome, on 28 may, the Heads of State and Government of the nineteen members of NATO and Russia adopted the joint declaration creating the new NATO-Russia Council, a Council functioning according to the "at twenty" formula, on an equal footing, and replacing the old "19+1" formula of the defunct Permanent Joint Council. This document called "NATO-Russia...

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