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23 Apr. 2013		Foreign Ministers will discuss full range of security issues Relations with Russia, the mission in Afghanistan, North Korea and developments in the Middle East and North Africa will top the agenda of Tuesday’s (23 April 2013) NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting.
23 Apr. 2013		NATO-Russia Council expands support to Afghan Air Force NATO Foreign Ministers together with their Russian counterpart, Minister Sergey Lavrov, agreed to expand their support for the Afghan Air Force during a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Tuesday (23 April). “Today we launched the second phase of the NATO-Russia Trust Fund for the maintenance of helicopters in Afghanistan,” said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
23 Apr. 2013		Foreign ministerial opens with discussion on security hot spots NATO Foreign Ministers started their ministerial Tuesday (23 April) with discussions on a wide range of security issues including North Korea and recent developments across the Middle East and North Africa. “We will discuss North Korea’s provocative actions and threatening statements. They remain a serious challenge for regional and international stability and security. And the international community must send a strong and united message”, said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, arriving for the talks.
23 Apr. 2013		Statement by NATO Foreign Ministers on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea NATO Foreign Ministers condemn in the strongest possible terms the continued development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes, and its recent inflammatory and threatening rhetoric.
23 Apr. 2013		NATO’s support to Afghan army sustainment takes shape Foreign ministers from NATO and ISAF partner nations made progress in shaping NATO’s long-term support to Afghanistan at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (23 April 2013). “Today we agreed on the means to ensure transparency and accountability in our future funding mechanisms of the Afghan security forces. This is an important pillar of the international community’s wider commitment to sustaining Afghanistan in the years to come,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
23 Apr. 2013		NATO-Russia Council expands Helicopter Maintenance Trust Fund Project for Afghanistan Building on the successful completion of the first phase of the Helicopter Maintenance Trust Fund Project, NATO-Russia Council (NRC) foreign ministers agreed on 23 April to expand the project into new areas. The project is helping the Afghan Air Force (AAF) to develop the capabilities needed to operate and maintain its fleet of helicopters independently, including much-needed spare parts and technical training.
23 Apr. 2013		NATO Secretary General meets President Karzai of Afghanistan NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a statement to the press ahead of a bilateral meeting with the President the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai on Tuesday 23 April in the margins of a NATO Foreign Ministerial.