Press
Release
M-EAPC-2
(2000)120
15 Dec. 2000
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EAPC Action
Plan 2000-2002
Section I
: Short-term
planning
Organisation of EAPC work (Inter-Ministerial Work Schedule, including
political and security-related consultations and practical cooperation)
- The EAPC Action Plan covers a two-year period. The Action Plan for
the period 2000 until 2002 has been updated this fall, 2000, and will
be reviewed in the fall of 2001 to develop the EAPC Action Plan for
the next two-year period. After submission to Ambassadors the Action
Plan will be endorsed by Ministers at their December meeting.
- As a follow-up to each regular meeting of EAPC Foreign and Defence
Ministers, EAPC Ambassadors will establish a work schedule for consultations
on political and security-related issues as well as on practical cooperation
activities under the EAPC Action Plan, leading up to the following Ministerial
meeting. Topics to be discussed in that period will be dictated by political
and security-related developments and take into account the Ministerial
meetings just completed. The schedule may be adjusted as necessary.
Other meetings such as in Alliance+n and other formats will be scheduled
on a case-by-case basis. The EAPC will be kept informed by its Chairman
on relevant developments within the Alliance.
- According to the EAPC Basic Document, specific subject areas on which
Allies and Partners would consult in the framework of the EAPC, may
"include but not be limited to: political and security related
matters; crisis management; regional matters; arms control issues; nuclear,
biological and chemical (NBC) proliferation and defence issues; international
terrorism; defence planning and budgets and defence policy and strategy;
security impacts of economic developments. There will also be scope
for consultations and cooperation on issues such as: civil emergency
and disaster preparedness; armaments cooperation under the aegis of
the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD); nuclear safety;
defence related environmental issues; civil-military coordination of
air traffic management and control; scientific cooperation; and issues
related to peace support operations."
- As a working method, open-ended groups of EAPC members may prepare,
on an ad-hoc basis, discussion papers on specific issues or regional
security cooperation matters to stimulate focused and result-oriented
discussions in the plenary session of the EAPC. The EAPC plenary would
pass on ideas and suggestions for practical cooperation developed in
this framework to relevant committees for any appropriate follow-up.
In 2000 four open-ended Ad Hoc Working Groups were convened, joining
the ongoing work of the EAPC/PMSC Ad Hoc Group on Cooperation in Peacekeeping,
exploring possible EAPC contributions to the following: Global Humanitarian
Mine Action, the Challenge of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Prospects
for Regional Cooperation in South Eastern Europe, and in the Caucasus.
The EAPC will consider, based on evolving practical experience, whether
these working methods would need improvement, adaptation or extension.
- A major part of the work schedule will be devoted to the further
development and implementation of the Partnership related initiatives
launched at the Washington Summit; namely the Enhanced and more Operational
Partnership, including the Political-Military Framework for NATO-led
PfP Operations (PMF), the Expanded and Adapted Planning and Review Process
(PARP), the Operational Capabilities Concept for NATO-led PfP Operations
(OCC) and the PfP Training and Education Enhancement Programme (T&EEP).
- Implementation of specific activities included in this Work Plan
will depend on the availability of necessary resources.
Section II
: Long-term
programme for consultation and cooperation
Political
and security-related issues
Topics
- Regional matters, including South Eastern Europe and the Caucasus
- Cooperation on Stability Pact issues (Working Table 3)
- Cooperation with the OSCE and other international institutions on
security issues
- Kosovo Lessons Learned
- Follow-up on the Political-Military Framework for NATO-led PfP Operations
- Practical cooperation issues
- Other topics to be defined
Activities
- Seminars, workshops, open ended Ad Hoc Working Groups' meetings,
expert meetings, briefings and exchange of information on Bosnia Herzegovina
and Kosovo
Events planned for 2001
- Three seminars/workshops on regional security cooperation, including:
- Workshop on "Collection of Illegally Owned Small Arms and
Light Weapons and Regional Control Regimes on SALW" (second
half of 2001, date t.b.d.), to be hosted by the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia (1).
- Seminar on "Regional Co-operation in forecasting and following
cross-border crises situations, from the aspect of protection of
the Environment", to be hosted by the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia (1) (first half of 2001).
- Meetings of NATO Regional Experts with experts from Partner countries
(dates t.b.d.)
- Workshop on the implementation of the Political-Military Framework
for NATO-led PfP operations (t.b.d.)
- Special commemorative event to mark the 10th anniversary of the founding
of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC); working title "The
next 10 years of Partnership and Cooperation on the anniversary of the
first 10 years"; in Brussels (date t.b.c.)
Committee support
EAPC in Political Committee session, PMSC in EAPC/PfP format, Policy
Coordination Group with EAPC Partners
Staff support:
International Staff, Political Affairs Division, Political Directorate,
Defence Planning and Operations Division
Policy planning
Topic
- Mid- and long-term foreign and security policy issues
Activities
- Meetings of NATO's Atlantic Policy Advisory Group in EAPC format
Events planned for 2001
- One meeting of APAG in EAPC format to be held in Riga, Latvia
Committee support
EAPC in Political Committee session
Staff support
International Staff, Political Affairs Division, Political Directorate
Arms control,
disarmament and non-proliferation issues
Topics
- Arms control
- Political and defence efforts against proliferation of nuclear, biological
and chemical weapons and missiles
- The Challenge of small arms and light weapons
- Global Humanitarian Mine Action
Activities
- Consultations and expert meetings, open ended Ad Hoc Working Groups'
meetings
Events planned for 2001
- Small Arms and Light Weapons: follow up to the Thun Seminar of March
2000 on Stockpile Security and Management (date/place t.b.d.)
- lobal Humanitarian Mine Action: Briefing at an EAPC Ambassadorial
meeting by the Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian
Demining, Ambassador Martin Dahinden.
Committee support
EAPC in Political Committee session, PMSC in EAPC/PfP format
Staff support
International Staff, Political Affairs Division, Political Directorate;
Defense Partnership and Cooperation Directorate, Defence Planning and
Operations Division
Implementation
of arms control agreements
Topic
- Conventional arms control, implementation and verification
Activities
- Consultations, expert meetings, seminars, workshops
- Training and courses on support of arms control implementation
Events planned for 2001
- Courses on general arms control orientation at NATO School, Oberammergau
on 8-15 January and 23-30 July.
- Continuation and adaptation of programme of Joint Multilateral Inspection
Teams for CFE Cooperation Partners
- Continuation of operation and development of the VERITY database
- Annual Workshop with all CFE States Parties to load CFE information
exchange data into the VERITY Database, January
- Annual Workshop with all CFE States Parties to review the Notified
Current Force Structure in the VERITY Database, September
- Seminar on implementation of conventional arms control agreements
(including CFE), with a regional focus, as appropriate (February 2001)
Committee support
Verification and Coordination Committee
Staff support
International Staff, Political Affairs Division, Political Directorate
International
terrorism
Topic
- Identifying threats from and responses to international terrorism
Activities
- Meetings with the NATO Special Committee.
Events planned for 2001
Follow-up on the meeting of the Special Committee in EAPC format on
4th October, 2000.
Committee support
Special Committee in EAPC format
Staff support
International Staff, NATO Office of Security
Peacekeeping
Topics
- Common understanding of concepts and principles related to peacekeeping,
including:
- humanitarian aspects of peacekeeping and civil-military relations
- lessons learned from peacekeeping
- early warning and conflict prevention
- Knowledge and application of International Humanitarian Law
Activities
- Meetings of the EAPC/PMSC Ad Hoc Group on Cooperation in Peacekeeping,
inviting where appropriate international organisations and other concerned
groups (dates t.b.d.). Expanded contacts and dialogue with the United
Nations and OSCE on conceptual approaches to peacekeeping
- Specialised courses in the field of peacekeeping and conflict resolution
Events planned for 2001
- Briefing by the ICRC President at an EAPC Ambassadorial meeting.
- Follow up to the Workshop/Seminar on International Humanitarian Law
and Multinational Forces (London, November 2000). Exact format has yet
to be decided.
- Seminar on violations of International Humanitarian law to be held
in Switzerland in the third quarter of 2001.
Committee support
EAPC/PMSC Ad Hoc Group on Cooperation in Peacekeeping
Staff support
International Staff, Political Affairs Division, Political Directorate;
Defence Planning and Operations Division
Defence Economic
Issues
Topics
- Defence related issues
- Resource management in defence spending
- Transparency in defence planning and budgeting
- Transition from conscript to professional army
- Management of former military sites
- Restructuring of defence industries (including privatisation)
- Regional matters
- Security aspects of economic developments - selected issues (e.g.
regional cooperation, shadow economy, investment climate)
Activities
- Seminars, Workshops, Expert meetings, Annual Colloquium
Events planned
- Annual NATO Economics Colloquium, to be hosted by Romania (proposed
date: 2-4 May 2001).
- A conference in Ukraine on "The Retraining of Military Personnel"
(proposed date: 1st semester 2001).
- Seminar in Armenia on "Security Impact of Economic Difficulties
in Societies in Transition - Regional Dimension (proposed date: end
May/beginning of June 2001).
- Seminar in Slovenia on "Ten Years of Defence Economics: Slovenian
Case Study" (proposed date: 2nd semester 2001).
- A conference in Germany on selected defence budgeting issues to be
co-organised with the Marshall Center (Garmisch) and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia (1) (proposed date: September
2001).
- Seminar in Bulgaria on "Privatisation and Restructuring of Defence
Industries, with a particular Focus on the Progress Achieved in South
Eastern Europe (proposed date: to be determined).
- Sequence of presentations/training courses on Defence Economic Issues
given by experts to selected audiences from the countries of South Caucasus
(proposed date: to be determined).
- Exchanges on "Real Cost of Defence as Measured in Purchasing
Power Parities" (format to be determined)
Committee support
EAPC in Economic Committee Session
Staff support
International Staff, Political Affairs Division, Economics Directorate,
to be coordinated with other Divisions where necessary
Science
Topics
- Participation in the activities of the NATO Civil Science Programme,
which focuses on linking Partner and NATO nation scientists. The four
Sub-Programmes are:
- Science Fellowships
- Cooperative Science and Technology
- Research Infrastructure Support
- Science for Peace
Activities
- Supporting applied science and technology projects that relate to
industrial, environmental or security-related problems under the Science
for Peace Programme
- Meeting of Science Committee in EAPC format at least once a year
- Participation of scientists from Partner countries in Advanced Study
Institutes (ASI) and Advanced Research Workshops (ARW), as well as the
holding of such meetings in Partner countries
- Participation of scientists from Partner countries in Collaborative
Linkage Grants, Science Fellowships and Expert Visit Grants
- Sending proceedings of NATO's scientific meetings to a central library
in each eligible Partner country and disseminating other literature
on the Science Programme to scientists in Partner countries
- Sponsoring visits of experts from Partner countries when invited
by project directors in NATO member countries
- Assisting Partners through the use of NATO's network of referees
and experts
- Assisting Partner nations to develop computer networks connected
to the Internet to facilitate contacts and promote more effective cooperation
among scientists. This is accomplished through Networking Infrastructure
Grants and Networking Supplements to Collaborative Linkage Grants
Events Planned for 2000-2002
About 10000 scientists from the EAPC countries participate each year
in activities sponsored by the NATO Science Programme. Joint applications
are submitted by Partner and NATO country scientists to conduct cooperative
activities. Grants are then awarded based on the scientific merit of
the applications. The approximate numbers of new activities awarded
each year are:
- 60 Advanced Research Workshops
- 35 Advanced Study Institutes
- 1300+ Fellowships
- 300 Collaborative Linkage Grants
- 35 Science for Peace Projects
- 50 Expert Visits
- 15 Computer Networking Infrastructure Grants
Committee support
Science Committee in EAPC format
Staff support
International Staff, Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division
Challenges
of Modern Societies
Topics
- Defence-related environmental issues
- Additional pilot study topics of interest to Partners
Activities
- Meeting of the Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS)
in EAPC format at least once a year
- Participation of Partners' experts in pilot study meetings, workshops,
conferences, seminars, and holding pilot study meetings in Partner countries
- Dissemination of information on CCMS pilot studies, workshops, conferences
and seminars, as well as approved reports to Partners
- The following current or recent pilot study topics will be subject
to annual revision in consultation with Partners:
- Clean products and processes
- Ecosystem modelling of coastal lagoons for sustainable management
- Modelling nutrient loads and response in river and estuary systems
- Development of an integrated coastal zone management programme
(INCOM) through coastal and shelf monitoring and modelling in the
Black Sea
- Evaluation of demonstrated and emerging remedial action technologies
for the treatment of contaminated land and groundwater
- Methodology, focalisation, evaluation and scope of the environmental
impact assessment
- Environmental management systems in the military sector
- Active consideration of new pilot study proposals made by either
NATO or Partner countries, including:
- Environmental decision-making for sustainable development in Central
Asia
- Forms of environmental education in the armed forces and their impact
on creation of pro-environmental attitudes
Events Planned for 2000 - 2002
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Workshop on Environmental Management Systems in the
Military Sector
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Seminar on "Environmental issues related to
military activities: Control of the dangerous waste originated from
military exercises and activities, its collection, transport and deposition,
i.e. its recycling and re-cultivation of the polluted and endangered
areas" to be hosted by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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Workshop on "Control and management of the influence
on the environment from the use of military technology and ammunition
in peacetime and military activities" (date t.b.d.)
Committee support
Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society in EAPC format
Staff support
International Staff, Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division
Information
Topics
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Contribution to increased understanding of NATO and
EAPC/PfP issues and to a more informed debate on security matters
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Exploration of expectations including public expectations
of the information programme
Activities
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Information about NATO and its policies as well as
on EAPC/PfP issues will be made available to target audiences in Partner
countries, including selected institutions and organisations, inter
alia through Embassies of NATO member countries serving as contact
points, and other channels
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Continue and further intensify information-related
cooperation with relevant institutions in Partner countries able to
provide the necessary facilities, support personnel and services
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Visits to NATO by target groups
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Sponsorship of experts from Partner countries to
attend security-related seminars in Allied countries
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Co-sponsorship of seminars/workshops and educational
activities relevant to Euro-Atlantic security and defence issues
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Presentations by speakers from NATO and Partner countries
at selected events
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Fellowships for academics (individual and institutional
support)
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Increased dissemination of NATO documentation and
information materials in Partner countries, and dissemination of information
by electronic means
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Distribution of NATO video footage and photos
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Press tours to NATO and Partner countries
Events planned for 2001
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Regular meeting(s) of the Committee on Information
and Cultural Relations (CICR) with EAPC Partners (date(s) t.b.d.)
Committee support
Committee on Information and Cultural Relations (CICR) in EAPC format
Staff support
International Staff, Office of Information and Press
Section
III: Civil emergency planning and disaster preparedness
Topic
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Civil Emergency Planning and Disaster Preparedness
Activities
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Further development of a Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response
Capability (This effort will include the Euro Atlantic Disaster Response
Unit (EADRU) and exercising the overall capability).
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Progressive implementation of the opening up of the
relevant Planning Boards and Committees (PB&Cs) to Partner participation
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Discussion on civilian-military interoperability
in Civil Emergency Planning and Disaster Response (t.b.d.)
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Implementation of the results of the Review of CEP.
Committee support
Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee in EAPC format
Staff support
The EADRCC, International Staff/Infrastructure, Logistics and Civil
Emergency Planning Division, NMA's as appropriate
Section
IV: PfP
Areas of Cooperation
- As stipulated by the EAPC Basic Document, Partnership for Peace in
its enhanced form will be a clearly identifiable element within the
flexible framework created by the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
PfP will maintain the Alliance+1 character reflected in the Individual
Partnership Programmes, as well as the principle of self-differentiation.
In that context, PfP will provide increased scope for regional cooperation
activities.
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Topics and activities undertaken in the PfP are included
in the PfP Partnership Work Programme, which is a separate document.
Below are listed the generic agreed areas of cooperation that will
be updated every two years.
- Air Defence related matters (ADF)
- Airspace Management/Control (ASM)
- Consultation, Command and Control, Including Communications and
Information Systems, Navigation and Identification Systems, Interoperability
Aspects, Procedures and Terminology (C3)
- Civil Emergency Planning (CEP)
- Crisis Management (CRM)
- Democratic Control of Forces and Defence Structures (DCF)
- Defence Planning, Budgeting and Resource Management (DPB)
- Planning, Organisation and Management of National Defence Procurement
Programmes and International Cooperation in the Armaments Field (DPM)
- Defence Policy and Strategy (DPS)
- Planning, Organisation and Management of National Defence Research
and Technology (DRT)
- Military Geography (GEO)
- Global Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA)
- Language Training (LNG)
- Consumer Logistics (LOG)
- Medical Services (MED)
- Meteorological Support for NATO/Partner Forces (MET)
- Military Infrastructure (MIF)
- Political and Defence Efforts against NBC Proliferation (NBC)
- Conceptual, Planning and Operational Aspects of Peacekeeping (PKG)
- Small Arms and Light Weapons (SLW) (2)
- Operational, Materiel and Administrative Aspects of Standardisation
(STD)
- Military Exercises and Related Training Activities (TEX)
- Military Education, Training and Doctrine (TRD)
As reflected in the "Short-Term Planning" section
of this document, a significant effort will be devoted to the further
development and implementation of the Partnership related initiatives
launched at the Washington Summit.
Footnotes:
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Turkey
recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.
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Small
Arms and Light Weapons is a new area of cooperation in PWP. Numbering
of areas of cooperation from 20 onwards have accordingly changed.
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