NATO and Russia issued a rare joint statement today expressing anger at Tuesday's attacks on US targets and calling for international efforts to combat global terrorism.
"While [NATO] allies and Russia have suffered from terrorist attacks against civilians, the horrific scale of the attacks of 11 September is without precedent in modern history," the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council said in a statement issued after a meeting of their ambassadors in Brussels.
"NATO and Russia are united in their resolve not to let those responsible for such an inhuman act go unpunished", the statement said.
NATO and Russia call on the entire international community to unite in the struggle against terrorism.
The council oversees relations between the two former Cold War enemies, which have forged a good working relationship despite continued differences over policy in the Balkans and other global hotspots.
"NATO and Russia will intensify their cooperation . . . to defeat this scourge", the statement said.
