here and now №1 17.05.1999 (1999)

Aznar shares the results of his meetings with the Russian leadership.

Talks about the economic changes that occurred after the change of political power in Spain; shares the results of the reforms carried out.

Touching upon the situation in the Balkans, Spain, as a NATO member, supports the position of the United States.

Aznar placed all responsibility for unleashing the military conflict on S. Milosevic.

He advocates for a speedy resolution of the conflict and places great hopes for assistance from Russia.

Aznar advocates for closer bilateral ties.

The issue of NATO's silence about the losses that the Alliance suffers in the Balkans is raised.

An excerpt from an interview with the director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, according to whom, NATO's losses during the operation in Yugoslavia amount to several dozen dead.

Aznar raises the issue of refugees, their return to their homeland; the deterioration of the environmental situation in the regions bordering the conflict is discussed in connection with NATO's use of uranium-enhanced ammunition.

Aznar points out that the UN and NATO have put forward a number of demands to Milosevic, which he refuses to fulfill.