Czech foreign minister welcomes NATO-Russia deal on resuming military cooperation

The Czech foreign minister, Jan Kohout, has welcomed the NATO-Russia agreement on resuming military cooperation. Mr Kohout considers the agreement, reached at Saturday’s NATO-Russia Council session on the Greek island of Corfu, to be a breakthrough in mutual relations. NATO-Russia relations were suspended last year following the Russian invasion of Georgia. While both sides have different views on the issue, the Czech foreign minister said the agreement would enable further cooperation in combating terrorism and nuclear proliferation.