First edition
Brussels-
Moscow, 2001
Eng./Fr. /Rus.
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NATO-Russia
Glossary
of Contemporary Political and Military Terms
Preface
In the Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between
NATO and the Russian Federation, signed on 27 May 1997 at the highest
political level in Paris, the Alliance and Russia have expressed their
commitment to build together a lasting and inclusive peace in the Euro-Atlantic
area based on the principles of democracy and cooperative security. The
Founding Act marked the beginning of a fundamentally new relationship
between NATO and Russia and it established with the Permanent Joint Council
a unique framework for NATO-Russia consultation and cooperation. Since
then, the Alliance and Russia have engaged in an intensive dialogue and
cooperation on the broad scope of issues foreseen by the Founding Act.
We have weathered crises, we have also disagreed - and, on some issues,
we will continue to disagree. But we are building bridges of trust and
confidence and we have made good progress in dispelling misperceptions
about one another.
Against this background, we are confident that this NATO-Russia Glossary
of Contemporary Political and Military Terms will make an important contribution
to further enhance transparency and mutual understanding in the NATO-Russia
relationship. The Glossary represents an unprecedented effort to compile
a comprehensive set of over 1,100 entries, in Russian, English and French,
covering the full range of terminology relevant to NATO-Russia consultation
and cooperation. It will soon prove to be an indispensable tool for conferences,
seminars and working groups and all other fora where NATO and Russia meet.
The Glossary will, in particular, facilitate communication between NATO
and Russian contingents working side by side in a good spirit of cooperation
in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR) and Kosovo (KFOR).
We commend the authors of the Glossary and experts of NATO and the Institute
for Military History of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation,
for their valuable endeavour and we recommend the Glossary to a wide circle
of readers.
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Signed in Brussels on 8 June 2001
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Lord Robertson
NATO Secretary General |
Sergey Ivanov
Minister of Defence
of the Russian Federation |
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