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Russia joins NATO

ROME MAY 28. NATO, an alliance set up more than a half century ago for the Cold War containment of Moscow, formally accepted its old enemy as a junior partner on Tuesday.

" Two former foes are now joined as partners," the U.S. President, George W. Bush, said as the 19 NATO partners and the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, took turns signing an agreement creating a new NATO-Russia Council.

" We have come a long way from confrontation to dialogue, and from confrontation to cooperation," Mr. Putin said in accepting the new role. — AP

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