We passed Georgia

After Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was severely criticized at a meeting at OSCE headquarters, the meeting of the resumed NATO-Russia Council showed a completely opposite attitude. As Kommersant writes, citing a source in the Russian delegation, they decided not to highlight the problem with Georgia too much. The main problem is Afghanistan, and NATO is counting on Russia. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer emphasized, however, that the alliance still does not agree with Moscow's decision to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But he immediately added that this should not interfere with the rest of the work and the resumption of cooperation. Satisfied, Lavrov once again stated that Russia will not reconsider its decisions, and everyone else “should accept the new realities.” The minister conveyed proposals for military cooperation to NATO. Russia is ready to conclude military transit agreements with the alliance countries, following the example of similar agreements with France, Germany and Spain. In addition, during the visit of US President Barack Obama to Moscow, it is very possible to conclude a long-awaited agreement on the transit of American military cargo to Afghanistan through Russian territory, both by air and by land. This was confirmed to Kommersant by both Western and Russian sources.