MOSCOW, April 8, 2004. (RIA Novosti) - NATO links the accession of the Baltic countries to the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty with withdrawal of Russian bases from Georgia and Moldavia, NATO's Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said live on Ekho Moskvy Radio.
Here we have a formal connection since it exists in corresponding understandings, he noted.
At the same time, according to the secretary-general, this issue will be discussed at the NATO-Russia level following Russian talks with Georgia and Moldavia.
