News
| Date | Title | |
| 19 Mar. 2025 |  |
The Republic of Korea joins NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO) Partnership On 1 March 2025, the Republic of Korea joined NATO’s Science & Technology Organization (STO) Science & Technology (S&T) Enhanced Partnership, a programme designed to promote joint research and development in advanced S&T fields. With this status, the Republic of Korea will participate in the NATO S&T Board, which provides strategic guidance on NATO’s collaborative scientific research, and engages in joint research and development projects in areas such as medicine, sensing, cyber security, propulsion and power systems. |
| 17 Oct. 2024 |  |
NATO Defence Ministers Meeting opens with a focus on Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific NATO Defence Ministers agreed on Thursday (October 17) to boost cooperation with their Indo-Pacific partners and to step up support for Ukraine. |
| 16 Oct. 2024 |  | As NATO Defence Ministers prepare to meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (17-18 October 2024), Secretary General Mark Rutte previewed the expected outcomes of the meeting in a press conference at NATO Headquarters. |
| 21 Sep. 2024 |  |
Chair of the NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference From 18 to 20 September 2024, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee attended the 26th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Kona, Hawaii. This year’s theme was “The Future Indo-Pacific: Building a Resilient and Interconnected Region.” Admiral Bauer attended at the invitation of Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. On the side-lines of the conference, Admiral Bauer met with Chiefs of Defence from Partner nations Australia, New Zealand and Japan. |
| 05 Sep. 2024 |  |
NATO Allies and Indo-Pacific Partners discuss cybersecurity cooperation Cyber is an integral part of modern warfare and cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure, government institutions, international organisations and electoral processes are becoming more frequent and sophisticated. On Wednesday (4 September), senior cyber policy experts from NATO Allies and Asia-Pacific partners gathered at the Cyber Champions Summit in Sydney, Australia, to discuss current cybersecurity challenges and explore new avenues for cooperation. |
| 11 Jul. 2024 |  | On Thursday (11 July 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol at NATO’s 75th anniversary Summit in Washington DC. They signed an agreement on mutual recognition for military airworthiness certification which ensures the safety and airworthiness of all air assets used by NATO Allied countries and partners. This marks NATO’s first such deal with an Asian country. |
| 11 Jul. 2024 |  | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the “strong and deepening cooperation” between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners - Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand - and the European Union at its Summit in Washington on Thursday (11 July 2024). |
| 11 Jul. 2024 | | On Thursday (11 July 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol at NATO’s 75th anniversary Summit in Washington DC. They signed an agreement on mutual recognition for military airworthiness certification which ensures the safety and airworthiness of all air assets used by NATO Allied countries and partners. This marks NATO’s first such deal with an Asian country. |
| 30 May. 2024 |  |
Secretary General welcomes NATO’s deepening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region On Thursday (30 May 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of partnerships and global cooperation in a video message to the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity in the Republic of Korea. “The challenges we face are global,” he said, “they require a global response. For this reason, NATO is working ever more closely with partners around the world”. |
| 04 Apr. 2024 |  | Foreign Ministers concluded two days of talks in Brussels on Thursday (4 April 2024) with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, and another meeting with Indo-Pacific partners and the European Union. Thursday marked 75 years since NATO’s founding. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the landmark, saying: "since 1949, we have been the strongest and most successful Alliance in history." |