NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

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18 Jun. 2013

NATO Secretary General in Kabul as Afghan security forces take lead countrywide

The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Kabul on Tuesday (June 18) to take part in the official ceremony during which President Hamid Karzai announced the fifth and final group of Afghan provinces, cities and districts to undergo transition in the coming months. “This is a day for Afghans to be proud. And I am proud to stand with you”, Mr Fogh Rasmussen said.

18 Jun. 2013

NATO Secretary General welcomes Afghan transition announcement

I welcome President Karzai’s announcement of the fifth and final group of Afghan provinces, cities and districts to undergo transition in the coming months. This decision marks an important milestone, when Afghan soldiers and police will take the lead for security across the country.

14 Jun. 2013

NATO Secretary General: Alliance open to closer ties with Moldova

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Moldova’s Prime Minister that the Alliance stood ready to develop closer ties during talks at NATO headquarters on Friday (14 June 2013). “We agree that we should make the most of the Individual Partnership Action Plan between NATO and Moldova and develop it further,” the Secretary General said.

12 Jun. 2013 - 14 Jun. 2013

NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre praised for its support to the Connected Forces Initiative

The NATO Military Committee visited Norway for a three-day trip to NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, and the Norwegian Joint Headquarters in Bodø. The visit provided NATO’s Military Representatives with a first-hand experience of the progress being made with the Alliance’s Connected Forces Initiative.

12 Jun. 2013

London conference updated on NATO Missile Defence Plans

NATO’s Missile Defence programme is making good progress and the Alliance remains open to cooperation in this field with Russia, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow said in a speech delivered at the RUSI Missile Defence Conference in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday (12 June 2013).

11 Jun. 2013

Strengthening IMS-EUMS complementarity

NATO International Military Staff (IMS) and European Union Military Staff (EUMS) Directors convened today at NATO Headquarters for the first high-level military conference of 2013.

10 Jun. 2013

NATO Commander meets Russian counterpart in the Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Aden - Yesterday, Commodore Henning Amundsen, who currently commands NATO’s counter-piracy effort, Operation Ocean Shield, welcomed Captain first rank Ivan Kovalyov, Commander of the Russian Federation Baltic Fleet Task Group, on board the NATO flagship HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen.

07 Jun. 2013

NATO Week raises awareness of Georgia’s path to integration

The annual NATO Week in Georgia was launched in the capital Tbilisi on Monday 3 June. The opening ceremony was followed by a seminar involving representatives from three Western Balkans countries that, like Georgia, aspire to NATO membership. In parallel, a two-day event briefed Georgian journalists about NATO’s current policies and agenda. Other events involving school children, students, and representatives of civil society and local and national media took place across the country in the days that followed.

05 Jun. 2013

NATO Defence Ministers endorse concept for new post-2014 mission in Afghanistan

NATO Defence Ministers on Wednesday (5 June 2013) endorsed the detailed concept for the new NATO-led mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces after 2014. “That concept will guide our military experts as they finalise the plan in the course of the coming months,” said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

05 Jun. 2013

Defence Ministers reaffirm NATO support for Georgia’s reform efforts

NATO Defence Ministers met with their Georgian counterpart Irakli Alasania in the NATO-Georgia Commission on Wednesday (5 June) and discussed Georgia’s reform plans and further opportunities for cooperation. Ministers also thanked Georgia, the biggest non-NATO contributor to ISAF, for the significant contribution to NATO-led operations.