RIA Novosti: Greece at the NATO conference spoke in favor of maintaining channels of communication with Russia

“In his speech, Dendias stressed that Greece supports NATO's dialogue with Russia in the context of a dual approach, and in this context Greece welcomes the convening of the NATO-Russia Council next week.

He added that de-escalation is necessary to achieve a real dialogue and that it will take time for this dialogue to bring tangible results, ”the agency said.

Earlier, on January 7, NATO foreign ministers held an emergency videoconference to discuss Russia's security requirements.

As a result of the conference, they spoke in favor of a dialogue with Russia on the eve of the upcoming meeting of the Russia-NATO Council.

The meeting of the Russia-NATO Council will be held on January 12.

The Russian Foreign Ministry will be represented at the meeting by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

The meeting will begin at 12:00 Moscow time.