NATO-Russia Council meeting about to begin in Brussels
BRUSSELS. Dec 19 (Interfax) - The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting is about to begin at the NATO Brussels headquarters, a diplomatic source told Interfax.
This is the third NRC meeting this year.
NATO froze practical cooperation with Russia in the civilian and military areas in April 2014 due to events in Ukraine. The alliance said though that the NRC would continue to operate in order to keep 'channels for political dialogue' open.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said last week that today's NRC meeting would be devoted to security in Europe, including Ukraine.
According to Russian Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko, Russia hopes for a frank discussion of current security levels in Europe taking into account the various factors affecting it, "which, obviously, include the implications of NATO enlargement on the 'eastern flank'."
Stoltenberg will make a video address after the meeting, a source at the NATO headquarters told Interfax earlier.