Iran will not be identified as reason for European missile defence system formation

Iran will not be identified as reason for European missile defence system formation

PanARMENIAN.Net - Agreement on formation of European missile defence system will be signed at November19-20 NATO summit in Lisbon, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated.

NATO’s Secretary-General has confirmed that at Turkey’s insistence, the alliance will not identify Iran as a threat requiring the deployment of a NATO-wide missile defence umbrella in Europe.

As Rasmussen noted, cooperation in missile defence sector, envisaging interaction between the two parties, will be discussed at Russia-NATO summit due November 20, dpa reported.

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