Classification: NATO
UNCLASSIFIED
NATO
Press Release
(2011)006 26
January
2011
Statement
by the Secretary General on the Russian ratification of the new START
Treaty
I
warmly welcome the ratification by the Russian Parliament of the new START
Treaty between the United
States
and the Russian
Federation.
Following earlier ratification by the US Senate the entry into force of this
important Treaty is good news for international security and stability.
Ratification
of START was a shared goal of all 29 leaders of the NATO-Russia Council gathered
at the Lisbon
summit in November last year. It will make an important contribution to
strengthening transparency, predictability and cooperation. I also hope that
political momentum generated by this Treaty will help Allies and
Russia
to make concrete progress in their strategic partnership, including in the field
of missile defence.
News
and information is routinely placed on the NATO website. This includes audio
files, transcripts and high resolution photographs, which are posted as soon as
possible after events of media interest.
Nouvelles et informations sont régulièrement affichées sur le site Web
de l'OTAN, sous la forme de fichiers audio, de transcriptions et de
photographies destinées àla publication. Elles sont disponibles le plus
rapidement possible après les événements présentant un intérêt pour les médias.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
– Organisation du Traité de
l’Atlantique Nord
Press & Media – Presse &
Médias
B-1110 Bruxelles Belgique
E-mail: press@hq.nato.int –
Tel.: 32 2 707 50 41 – Fax: 32 2 707 50 57 – Internet:
www.nato.int
End of mail