Moscow confirms the readiness for direct bilateral dialogue with NATO on the draft security guarantees agreements. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov at a briefing, the correspondent “Renta.ru” reports.
Diplomat recalled that the documents include a ban on the further expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance east and the placement of impact systems and armaments in the immediate vicinity of Russian borders. She also said that the Russian side examines the invitation to participate in the Council meeting Russia – NATO.
“As you know, as a result of targeted unfriendly actions regarding the representative office of Russia in NATO, its normal activity has become impossible and was suspended,” Zakharov emphasized. According to her, all Russian diplomats and employees of the apparatus of the chief military representative returned to their homeland.