President Vladimir Putin met with NATO Secretary General George Robertson 2002-12-09 13:40:09 The Kremlin, Moscow Mr Putin expressed his satisfaction with the development of Russia-NATO partnership, adding that the dynamic progress made by the Russia-NATO Council, teamwork, and cooperation had acquired a practical content. He said he hoped that the extension of NATO would not build up tensions but, on the contrary, would give Russia-NATO relations a new quality. He stressed that Russian and NATO assessments of military demands and development in the context of new security challenges were very close.