That's correct, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, sir, for coming here today.
You've explained what apparently is a contradiction between what the Russian government has indicated and what the Minister of National Defence has stated. On February 27, I wrote His Excellency, the Russian Ambassador to Canada, Mr. Mamedov, and I have to say that I received a quick and cordial reply from him. In his letter, he says “there is regretfully no either Russia-Canada or Russia-NATO relevant treaty or agreement, which would stipulate regular exchange of notifications on the military flights”. He did indicate that Russia does have an agreement with the United States through the 1991 START agreement.
In your opinion, sir, would it benefit Canada and Russia to establish such an official agreement on this issue? How do you see it taking place?