A FEDERAL MEETING OF THE GROUP " ASSEMBLED OF THE FEDERATION OF RUSSIA
- PARLIAMENTARY PARLIAMENT OF NATO " WILL TAKE PLACE A
BRUSSELS








MOSCOW, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  The siege of NATO has
Brussels will accomodate, March 5-6, a federal meeting of the working
group bilateral " Assembled of the Federation of Russia - Parliament
parliamentary of NATO ".  It is the premiere meeting of the working
group after the cooling of the relationship between Russia and NATO
following the bombardments of Yugoslavia by NATO.

The delegation of deputes of Douma of State, Lower House of the
Russian Parliament is led by her premiere vice-presidente Lioubov
Sliska.

Before its voyage has Brussels, the head of the delegation of Douma of
State, Lioubov Sliska, A declares with the journalists that " it will
be a significant meeting having to arrive has concrete results.  The
Russian members of Parliament intend to initially develop the
political aspect of the relationship between Russia and NATO ".

The theme of widening of NATO towards the East will undoubtedly be
souleve.  " We will carry has the knowledge of the members of
Parliament of the Member States of NATO the position of principle of
Russia face has this problem, being gives that its return of Moscow
the Secretary-general of NATO George Robertson A declares that Russia
was pret has to make concessions what appears too optimistic to me ",
has it underlines.

Lioubov Sliska A also declares that has their meetings with the siege
UNO the Russian members of Parliament were to advance certain
proposals aiming has to develop the co-operation of Russia with NATO.
  " Russia will be able to propose has NATO a co-operation not
completely ordinary ", A underlines Lioubov Sliska.

Alexandre Gourov, the president of the parliamentary group has
security A declares has his turn that it intended to propose has his
colleagues of NATO a co-operation in the fight against the smuggling
of drugs and weapons coming from Central Asia in Europe via
Afghanistan the Caucasus Bosnia.  " If the Islamic extremists
reinforce their positions in these areas, the flow of weapons and
drugs, as well as the extension of terrorism towards Europe will be
growing ", it emphasized.