TIRANA: NATO’s parliamentary assembly on Monday called on members of the Western military alliance to be ready to respond to the “potential threat” of Russian aggression against them.
The assembly issued a unanimous declaration of proposals after a three-day meeting in Tirana, ahead of a landmark NATO summit in Warsaw in July.
“The challenge from Russia is real and serious,” said Michael Turner, the US president of the assembly, which gathered around 250 lawmakers from the 28 member states.
The declaration expressed regret over “Russia’s use of force against its neighbours and attempted intimidation of (NATO) Allies”.
It said this had “left NATO no …read more
Source: The Manila Times
