BRUSSELS, August 3 (RIA Novosti) - Anders Fog Rasmussen, who was inaugurated as NATO's new secretary general on Saturday, started work on Monday in the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
The 56-year-old former Danish prime minister has replaced Dutchman Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who spent five years in office.
The 12th secretary general is to hold his first news conference later in the day, and will put forward his vision for the 28-member alliance at a NATO Council meeting on Tuesday.
In an interview with a number of global media, Rasmussen identified developments in Afghanistan and the need to improve relations with Russia as his top priorities.
According to Russia's NATO envoy, Dmitry Rogozin, Rasmussen could visit Moscow in October or November.
"We would like to hear him say that he personally is ready to do something, perhaps going beyond his status, that would normalize relations between the alliance and Russia," Rogozin said in an interview with Russia's government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta.
