NATO is not an emotional organization, and nether emotional decisions were taken on August 2008 over the events in Georgia, Andres Fog Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General said to Russian "Rossyskaya Gazeta". He was asked about the NATO reaction in connection with the events developed in August 2008.
"NATO isn't an emotional organization and the decision which was taken in connections with events in 2008 was based on our principles. NATO totally upholds Georgian territorial integrity in its internationally recognized borders, "- He said. Secretary General underlined that they are calling Russian Federation to abolish the decision taken in connection with Abkhazia and S.O.
"We disagree with Russia about the conflict in Georgia, but we cannot paralyze our relations for this disagreement. The cooperation is a best direction," - Rasmussen said.
