|
MOSCOW, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to give up absurd allegations about a Russian threat.
Claims about threats coming from Russia are absurd and "absolutely short-sighted," Peskov said, adding that Moscow hopes that "common sense and political will aimed at avoiding confrontation will gain the upper hand" at the two-day NATO summit in Warsaw, capital of Poland, which began Friday.
A meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the ambassadorial level is scheduled for July 13.
Peskov said that NATO military deployment near Russian borders based on anti-Russia assumptions undermines the potential for interaction.
Russia is always open to dialogue and is interested in mutually beneficial cooperation, he noted.
NATO should strengthen confidence-building measures and joint anti-terrorism efforts instead of "searching for an enemy in Russia," Peskov said.
Russia has repeatedly complained about NATO's increasing presence in eastern Europe, while NATO members insist that Russia poses a threat to Europe, citing its involvement in the Ukraine crisis and rearmament of its armed forces. Enditem
