DATE:
30/04/2008
NATO expansion and the US plans in Europe make Russia and Belarus cooperate closer in military and political spheres.
The prosess of NATO expansion to the East, the US plans to deploy anti-missile shield in Europe and Near East problems prove the necessity to coordinate the both countries activities in military and political spheres, claimed the Russian Minister of Defense.
The active work in military cooperation between Moscow and Minsk is the result of the realization of the treaty of the Russia-Belarus Union. The Defense Ministry states the development of military relations between two countries
Source:
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/6276/