NATO officially invited Russia to jointly fight the pirates.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali02.06.2009Pobyvavshy captive tanker was able to stray from piratovSeveroatlantichesky Alliance officially invited Russia to participate in a joint operation against Somali pirates. This is the ITAR-Tass said Russia's permanent representatives in the NATO Dmitry Rogozin.
"Alliance of Russia sent a formal proposal for participation in Operation Allied Protector", - said Rogozin. Postpred noted that a proposal being studied, but the action would be taken only after the resumption of political dialogue, Russia and NATO, in particular, after the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia and NATO countries.
According to Rogozin, the current Russian warships operating in the Horn of Africa, co-ordinate their activities with the naval ships of other countries at the national level. "
Practical breaking of relations between NATO and Russia took place with the start of the war in South Ossetia in August 2008. The first time since the meeting of foreign ministers scheduled for June 27. It will be held at the Corfu Summit of Heads of vneshnepolticheskih parallel offices of the OSCE.
Rogozin confirmed arrangements for a meeting, and noted that the need for it is long overdue, but described it as "informal." Full meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Foreign Ministers, said postpred, are normally held in December.