Word: nato
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...interview with TIME managing editor James R. Gaines, managing editor of TIME International Karsten Prager and Moscow bureau chief John Kohan, the Russian President ranged across all those issues and more. He and Clinton are getting "closer" to resolving their NATO differences, Yeltsin reported. His most apparent wish was to send a clear signal to Washington that he has high hopes for a summit meeting that many have already written off as nothing more than a polite exchange of views between leaders who are both under pressure from domestic political opponents...
TIME: In your telephone conversation with Bill Clinton yesterday, was there any progress on the problems of nato expansion and the Russian sale of nuclear reactors to Iran...
Yeltsin: We didn't talk about the Iran issue, but we had a lengthy discussion about nato. We are moving closer to finding a solution that could be acceptable to both sides, but this decision should be taken during our personal meeting. This is what we agreed. Some people are now trying to drive a wedge between Russia and the U.S., but this will not work. Both President Clinton and I are firm on this...
...redundant the old logic of a military-political rivalry, where opposing nations did their best to fill a geopolitical "vacuum" and divided whole continents into zones of influence. This is particularly true of Europe. We do not think the real problems of European security can be resolved by expanding nato to the East. Such a step would lead not only to the creation of a new dividing line on the map of Europe; it would also carve a deep scar in people's minds. The creation of a model of mutual and comprehensive security should become our common...
...battle is not confined to former communist areas. In Turkey, a nato member, more than 70 journalists were in jail at the end of last year. Despite much progress in Latin America, licensing of journalists and other controls are widespread. Argentina recently threatened to pass a law providing up to 10 years of prison for "dishonoring the name of a politician...