OF RUSSIA MINISTRY OF DEFENSE THE STATEMENT DISPROVES OVER THE
AGREEMENT OF MOSCOW WITH THE NATO EXTENSION








MOSCOW, 12 March.  (RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent).  The
Ministry of Defense of Russia disproved the statements of the
representatives of the USA and NATO over the fact that Moscow agrees
allegedly with the extension of the North Atlantic alliance and
recognizes the rocket threats in Europe.

Colonel general Leonid Iwaschow, boss of the head office international
one military co-operation of the Russian office for war, explained on
Monday before the press that " Russia announces the extension to the
East of NATO as threat of its security still regarded ", the RIA
"Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent.  This was formulated " unique
in the new military doctrine of the Russian federation and in the
Russian suggestions over the not-strategic European anti-missile
defense system ".

Everything, " which in this connection in Washington and the
metropolises of the European NATO member countries one talks, is
gentle said unrealistically ", noted Iwaschow.  " the position of
Russia to the ABM contract of 1972 exists to obey therein that the
pages receive all regulations of the document mentioned, strictly and
the taken over obligations fulfill is. "  Is crucial in the Russian
suggestions over the not-strategic European anti-missile defense
system according to Leonid Iwaschow the first starting period of this
system.  It concerns " the estimate of the character and the
yardsticks of the development of the missiles and possible threats in
connection with their application against the European states ".

In this phase the Russian page suggests, possible measures for the
neutralization of the rocket threats, if such develop, particularly
with political defining diplomatic and other procedures of a
non-military character.  Only if does not succeed neutralizing the
rocket threats on the part of respective states with non-military
means one must turn into to the second phase of the Russian
suggestions and model the ways and contents of the future
not-strategic European anti-missile defense system.

Russia is ready, common according to Iwaschow with other states, here
not only with the European to participate in the implementation of the
second and further starting periods of the European anti-missile
defense system if this necessity develops.  " Russia has all means for
the fight of the not-strategic ballistic rockets for order, and we are
ready, these means with other countries for the neutralization of the
threats to combine, those for Europe in 21.  Century to develop know
", said the general.

The general stressed that Russia requests not only the Nato-countries,
but all European states to co-operate in the rocket problems here
without consideration for any boundaries.  " today we feel no rocket
threat for the European states ", said Iwaschow finally.