The proposal by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin to his U.S. counterpart, George Bush, with regards to the establishment of a global security system is 'historical and 'advanced', said the First Vice Prime Minister of Russia, Sergey Ivanov, in his interview during the program "Vesti nedeli" of "Russian TV Channel" ("News of week"). "Our proposal envisages the establishment of a global missile defense system involving equal participation from many countries, including the USA and European countries," Ivanov said. "Our proposal envisages the involvement in this system of not only NATO countries, but also the whole of Europe, including neutral countries like Austria, Finland and Sweden. We propose that, by 2020, to establish a unified missile defense system with equal access from the participating countries to the management of the system," Ivanov stressed.
Ivanov stressed that Russia suggests establishing two international information exchange centers in Moscow and Brussels within the establishment of the global security system. "In addition, we repeated our proposal to use Russian-leased Azerbaijani Gabala Radar Station. Russia stands prepared to present our new radar stationin the future, which is being constructed in the Krasnodar region in Armavir, to the common information system. We clearly understand that other equipment is also required," Ivanov said.
In addition, Ivanov said that sooner or later the possible co-operation on the variant proposed by Russia will lead to the exchange of very sensitive military technology. Russia is prepared for it, RBK reports.
According to the First Vice Prime Minister, the meeting will begin in the near future between the experts from the Defense and Foreign Ministries of Russia and the USA.