Secretary General: NATO has a new home in the Gulf region

24 Jan. 2017 -
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Last updated: 27 Jan. 2017 11:59

In a keynote speech on Tuesday (24 January 2017), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg marked the opening of the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in Kuwait. As the Alliance’s first presence in the Gulf region, the NATO-ICI Regional Centre will be a vital hub for NATO’s practical cooperation with Kuwait and other Gulf partners, as well as Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Bilateral meeting between the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in Kuwait City

Read the transcript of the opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the inauguration ceremony of the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre, Kuwait City

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- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is welcomed by the President of the Kuwait National Security Bureau, His Excellency Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah upon his arrival in Kuwait
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is welcomed by the President of the Kuwait National Security Bureau, His Excellency Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah upon his arrival in Kuwait
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller arrive at the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in Kuwait City in the company of the President of the Kuwait National Security Bureau, His Excellency Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 Bilateral meeting between the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in Kuwait City
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 Bilateral meeting between the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in Kuwait City
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits the NATO ICI Regional Centre
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits the NATO ICI Regional Centre
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits the NATO ICI Regional Centre
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 Centre and right: Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah (President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 Left to right: Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah (President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 Left to right: Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah (President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 23 Jan. 2017 Left to right: Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah (President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Unveiling of an inaugural plaque by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Unveiling of an inaugural plaque by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Unveiling of an inaugural plaque by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Unveiling of an inaugural plaque by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Unveiling of an inaugural plaque by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Unveiling of an inaugural plaque by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center. Speech by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center. Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center. Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sign the Agreement between NATO and Kuwait regarding Establishment, Mandate and Operation of the NATO ICI Regional Centre
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sign the Agreement between NATO and Kuwait regarding Establishment, Mandate and Operation of the NATO ICI Regional Centre
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sign the Agreement between NATO and Kuwait regarding Establishment, Mandate and Operation of the NATO ICI Regional Centre
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah with the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Ah-Hamad Al-Sabah and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Opening ceremony for the opening of the NATO-ICI Regional Center
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. Centre: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. Centre: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. Centre: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. Sheikh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah (President of the National Security Bureau of Kuwait) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Family photo of North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Family photo of North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Family photo of North Atlantic Council with ICI Countries
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Multilateral meeting
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Multilateral meeting. Right: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain (left) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller (right)
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah and Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Multilateral meeting
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani greets NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
- NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Kuwait 24 Jan. 2017 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani

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