NATO should invite Russia to join a proposed anti-ballistic-missile shield covering the alliance's territory, a group of 12 top NATO experts said Monday, DPA reported.
NATO and Russia have been engaged in a diplomatic stand-off for years over US plans to site anti-missile systems in Europe as a way of defending against attack from so-called "rogue states" such as Iran. Russia believes the system is designed against them.
A number of top NATO figures have recently called for Russia to be invited into the system as a way of reducing tensions.
"Missile defence is most effective when it is a joint enterprise, and so cooperation throughout the alliance and between NATO and its partners, especially Russia, is highly desirable," the 12 experts, led by former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright, said.
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