NATO - News: News

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05 Jul. 2012		Afghan and Central Asian Members of Parliament work to strengthen cooperation On 5 July 2012, a group of 14 parliamentarians from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The visit - organised by NATO Public Diplomacy Division - was part of a long-standing programme of cooperation in the field of public diplomacy between the Alliance and these countries. The group met with representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, as well as with members of the International Staff, including Ambassador Dirk Brengelmann, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy.
11 Apr. 2012		NATO-funded programme helps Kyrgyz military personnel transition to civilian life Helping military personnel facing redundancy adapt to civilian life is a constant problem faced by the Kyrgyz Armed Forces as they undergo reform. With skills that do not always easily translate into the civilian labour market, life after the armed services can be difficult for those searching for a job. However, a three year-old NATO-funded retraining and resettlement programme is helping to mitigate the socio-economic consequences of the defence restructuring.
30 May. 2011 - 31 May. 2011		Central Asian parliamentarians visit NATO NATO's cooperation with Central Asian republics and the NATO-led efforts to stabilise Afghanistan were high on the agenda during a visit paid by a group of members of parliament from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan to NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 30 and 31 May.
10 May. 2011 - 13 May. 2011		Senior NATO official holds high-level meetings in Central Asia James Appathurai, the Deputy Assistant Secretary General (DASG) for Political and Security Policy and NATO Special Representative for Central Asia visited Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan from 10 to 13 May, his first visit to the region since taking up his new post.
28 Feb. 2011		Secretary General welcomes the President of Kyrgyzstan at NATO Headquarters In a meeting with the President Roza Otunbayeva on Monday 28th February 2011, the NATO Secretary General said that Allies will continue supporting a democratic transition in Kyrgyzstan.
03 Dec. 2009		Retraining programme launched in the Kyrgyz Republic At a ceremony on 3 December, a first NATO-supported retraining programme for released military personnel was launched in Bishkek. The aim is to help the Kyrgyz Republic to tackle the socio-economic consequences of the restructuring of its armed forces.
17 Feb. 2009 - 18 Feb. 2009		Resettling redundant military personnel in Central Asia A recent workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan, provided a valuable opportunity to exchange experiences on the resettlement and retraining of released military personnel in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.
02 Feb. 2009		First NATO depository library opens in Kyrgyzstan NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Central Asia, Robert Simmons, inaugurated the first NATO Depositary library in the Kyrgyz Republic at the Diplomatic Academy of Bishkek on 2 February. It is the third NATO depository library in Central Asia, the other two being in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan.
26 Oct. 2007 - 02 Nov. 2007		NATO envoy visits Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan The Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert F. Simmons, is paying a working visit to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from 26 October to 2 November to discuss ongoing cooperation activities and regional security issues.
08 Jul. 2007 - 21 Jul. 2007		Summer Academy in Tajikistan engages Central Asian students The third annual Summer Academy in Tajikistan brought together representatives of the international community in Dushanbe to brief and interact with students from across Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.