RUSSIA WILL TRY ARRETER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS AMERICAINS OF
NMD








MOSCOW, March 12.  / Corr.  RIA " Novosti " Alexandre Konovalov, Anna
Wound /. Russia will menera consultations with the countries of Europe
and other countries to try aiming arreter the realization of the plans
of the United States have to set up their national system of
anti-missile defense (NMD), same if Americains start has deployer this
system ", A declares Monday the head of the Management of
international military co-operation of the ministry for Defense Leonid
Ivachov.  Russia, continued the general colonel, " by taking asymetric
measures in response to the deployment by the United States of their
NMD, will try arreter this process ".  " One counts in same time has
Moscow that the administration americaine will go early or late
account of the inutilite of a national system of anti-missile defense
", A underlines the soldier.




Russia is not calmee by the declarations of the new administration
americaine according to which the NMD would be limiting, A indicates
the general one before recalling that the United States tries to
undertake work for creer so-called " the level space of the national
system of anti-missile defense ".




With the question of knowing if Russia were prete has to take "
military measures " vis-a-vis with the americains projects of NMD,
Leonid Ivachov answered that Moscow " does not have for the moment not
such plans ".  Russia, has it says, will use " the political, economic
and diplomatic potential, as well it his as that of other States ",
not to admit such an unfavourable scenario.  Russia " will take
measures which are essential " only on the moment or the realization
of the americains projects of NMD will creera an unfavourable
international context for it, has it precise.




The Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the Secretary of State Colin
Powell are agreed to belong soon to the consultations on the problems
of anti-missile defense and of the limitation of the offensive
armaments, said the general one.  Moscow, has it in particular
indicates, will seek has to convince the United States which there are
different means of ensuring their national safety.