Nato and Russia to bring co-operation to new level

A day after Russia and the US announced a breakthrough in nuclear arms cuts, Nato was today aiming to strike its own landmark agreement to take cooperation with Moscow to a new level.

Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov is scheduled to meet his Nato counterparts in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, wrapping up five months of negotiations on a new council where Russia will sit alongside the 19 Nato nations to formulate joint policy on terrorism and other shared threats.