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NATO Military Liaison Mission Moscow

How does it work in practice?

The Mission’s main point of contact is the Directorate of International Treaties in the Russian Ministry of Defence.

In addition, the Mission maintains regular contacts with the Ministry’s Directorate for International Relations for VIP visits, the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff for interoperability programmes and the Russian Main Navy Staff for naval activities.

The Mission liaises on issues covered by the NATO-Russia Council Programmes and in the NRC Military Cooperation Work-Plans.

These include:

  • Fight against Terrorism
  • Crisis Management
  • Non-Proliferation
  • Arms Control & Confidence Building Measures
  • Theatre Missile Defence
  • Search & Rescue at Sea
  • Mil-to-Mil Cooperation and Defence Reform
  • Civil Emergency Planning
  • Cooperative Airspace Initiative
  • New Threats and Challenges