Russia is ready to cooperate with NATO on the question of missile defense and create a missile defense pool on condition that the security of all nations is taken into consideration, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
"This is a more or less hot topic. NATO has proposed cooperation to Russia on this topic. We have heard clarification about what forms this may proceed in. If we proceed on the basis of equal cooperation, starting with a joint analysis, joint assessment of risks, which exist in the sphere of missile proliferation , then such cooperation is completely feasible," Lavrov said.
He said the Russian President was ready to establish additional proposals which he had already prepared, "on the subject of creating a missile pool of interested states with the participation of Russia, the USA and the European states."
"In Lisbon, President Medvedev will lay out our position on these questions. In the presence of a favorable atmosphere, and readiness for cooperation as equals, and mutual respect taking into account the interests of each other, such a project is possible, Lavrov said.
SEOUL, November 12 (RIA Novosti)
