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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Russian and US officials ramped up the diplomatic war of words on Monday on the eve of an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the crisis in Georgia.
The 26 NATO foreign ministers will hold their emergency meeting at the Alliance headquarters in the Belgian capital on Tuesday where they are set to offer help and support to Tbilisi while sending a strong message to Moscow over its military intervention there.
The extraordinary meeting was called by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who is seeking a comprehensive review of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s relations with Moscow.
“Our long-term goal is not to have an adversarial relationship with Russia but it cannot be business as usual,” a senior US official in Brussels said.
Meanwhile, Russia claims they’re withdrawing from Georgia, but they’re doing the opposite.
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From LGF: An Extraordinary NATO Meeting
From LGF:
The US has called a meeting of NATO’s 26 foreign ministers to discuss the Georgia crisis.
The US has called a meeting of NATO’s 26 foreign ministers to discuss the Georgia crisis.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Russian and US officials ramped up the diplomatic war of words on Monday on the eve of an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the crisis in Georgia.
The 26 NATO foreign ministers will hold their emergency meeting at the Alliance headquarters in the Belgian capital on Tuesday where they are set to offer help and support to Tbilisi while sending a strong message to Moscow over its military intervention there.
The extraordinary meeting was called by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who is seeking a comprehensive review of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s relations with Moscow.
“Our long-term goal is not to have an adversarial relationship with Russia but it cannot be business as usual,” a senior US official in Brussels said.
Meanwhile, Russia claims they’re withdrawing from Georgia, but they’re doing the opposite.
And, more of the opposite.
Russia is in Georgia, because Georgia possess an oil pipeline which feeds Europe. If Russia occupies that pipeline, then Europe has no choice but to go along with the Russia/China/ME Axis which has developed in the United Nations Security Council.
So, you can expect to see more of the same with Russia: They will continue to cry "Peace, peace, we will pull out." And then, they will not pull out. It's called Cheat And Retreat. They will do this because they have seen that it works on Europe. Europe has put up with this with regards to the Iranian nuclear situation for over five years now.
If NATO doesn't break this cycle, the power center of the world will be handed from West to East, or there will be a terrible, terrible war.
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