Press
Release
(98)33
25 Mar. 1998
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NATO-Russia statement
on the 25 March 1998 Permanent Joint Council meeting at
ambassadorial level
The NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council (PJC) at Ambassadorial level
met on Wednesday, 25 March at NATO Headquarters.
Ambassadors exchanged views on the situation in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. They focussed on the continuation of NATO-Russia
cooperation in SFOR within the framework of the multinational force
in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period following the end of SFOR's
current mandate in June.
The representatives of NATO and Russia were informed about the
meeting of military representatives under the auspices of the PJC on
19 March.
Ambassadors exchanged views on peacekeeping and welcomed the progress
of ongoing work in the political/military experts' working group on
peacekeeping. The Ambassadors also reviewed their political and
defence efforts against the proliferation of nuclear, biological and
chemical weapons and their delivery means.
The next meeting of the Permanent Joint Council is scheduled for 29
April 1998.
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