MUNICH, February 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's defense minister and deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed Sunday that Russia did not intend to join NATO so far but did not rule out this option in the future. "Russia is not thinking about filing an application for NATO membership so far but, as the saying goes, never say never again," Ivanov told the 42nd international conference on security in Munich.
Ivanov said that Russia was a Eurasian state and was also interested in developing relations with its Asian partners, especially with China and India.
