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Russia: NATO interference means war
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:09:45 GMT
Russia’s ambassador to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin
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Russia’s ambassador to NATO has warned that any military interference in the Caucasus conflict will be considered as declaration of war.
In an interview with the Russian newspaper Vremya Novostei, Dmitry Rogozin, warned that any NATO attack on the Moscow-backed regions would “mean a declaration of war on Russia.”
This is while the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held talks with the Chinese President Hu Jintao in Tajikistan ahead of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which is taking place on Thursday.
Medvedev, “informed his Chinese colleague about the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia,” AFP reported. The two men also discussed regional and international issues.
Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev (L) China’s Hu Jintao (R)
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The SCO is an intergovernmental organization which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran holds an observer status in the SCO. This year’s summit will also be attended by the presidents of the above mentioned nations on August 28.
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