Gates calls for partnership with Russia in security matters« Thread Started on Feb 11, 2007, 8:15am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gates calls for partnership with Russia in security mattersPOSTED: 0912 GMT (1712 HKT), February 11, 2007 read at source> http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europ ... htmlMUNICH, Germany (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in his first speech as Pentagon chief, made an urgent call Sunday for NATO allies to live up to their promises to supply military and economic aid for Afghanistan, saying that failing to do so would be shameful.And in a carefully worded rebuke, he used both humor and some pointed jabs to blunt Russia's sharp attack against U.S. foreign policy a day earlier.In remarks before a prestigious security forum, Gates dismissed as dated Cold War rhetoric Russian President Vladimir Putin's charge Saturday that the United States is seeding a new arms race.A day after Putin blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves, Gates responded: "As an old Cold Warrior, one of yesterday's speeches almost filled me with nostalgia for a less complex time. Almost."Then, as the audience chuckled, he added, however, that he has accepted Putin's invitation to visit Russia."We all face many common problems and challenges that must be addressed in partnership with other countries, including Russia," said Gates. "One Cold War was quite enough."