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6-7 Dec	Ministerial meeting of the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group in Brussels. Defence Ministers support UN Resolution 678 demanding that Iraqi forces withdraw from Kuwait by January 1991. They review progress in developing a new strategic concept for NATO and other steps being taken to adapt NATO forces for the new strategic environment in Europe. Additional information: NATO Ministerial Communiqués: Final Communiqu of the Defence Planning Committee and Nuclear Planning Group
9 Dec	Lech Walesa is elected President of Poland.
11 Dec	Albania's Communist Party announces the legalisation of political opposition parties after 45 years of one-party dictatorship.
13 Dec	Romanian Secretary of State for Defence, General Vasile Ionel visits NATO.
15 Dec	At a Summit Meeting in Rome EC leaders open Intergovernmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and Political Union.
17-18 Dec	Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels. Foreign Ministers review progress made since the July Summit Meeting in fulfilling the objectives of the London Declaration and issue a statement on the Gulf Crisis. Additional information: NATO Ministerial Communiqués: Final Communiqu of the North Atlantic Council NATO Ministerial Communiqués: Extracts for Publication from the Minutes of the Ministerial Meeting of the Council High resolution photos of the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council
20 Dec	Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze resigns, warning of the risks of renewed dictatorship in the Soviet Union.