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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted a draft "European security treaty" designed to overcome the Cold War's legacy, European Union officials say.
The proposed pact, which Medvedev delivered Sunday to NATO, all European countries, the former Soviet republics, the United States and Canada, puts an emphasis on collective security for signatories, in which if one is attacked, the others would come to its aid, the EUobserver reported.
The publication said the Russian proposal also commits signatories to refrain from "any other actions significantly affecting the security of any other parties," but doesn't specify what those actions might be. Analysts suggest the wording could be prompted by Russian concerns over the proposed enlargement of NATO to include Ukraine and Georgia, which the Kremlin views as a threat to its security.
Part of the treaty includes language stressing that "no one state, and no one international organization could strengthen their security at the expense of other countries and organizations," the EUobserver said.
NATO has reportedly said its foreign ministers and their Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, are likely to discuss the Medvedev proposals Friday during a NATO-Russia council meeting in Brussels.
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