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| Kouchner's
farewell address |
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The former Special Representative of the Secretary General of
the UN to Kosovo, Dr Bernard Kouchner (photo), addressed representatives
from the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) - comprising
46 NATO and partner countries- and from other KFOR contributing
countries on 30 January. After Dr Kouchner had made an assessment
of the current situation in Kosovo, he was congratulated on the
pioneering work he had achieved in the province during his eighteen
months in office.
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| Lithuanian
Prime Minister at NATO HQ |
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| On January 31, Lord Robertson met with Prime Minister,
Rolandas Paksas, for the first time since he was appointed to
this post after the general elections held last October. They
discussed a number of issues including Lithuania's foreign policy
priorities, the country's relations with Russia and its participation
in the NATO-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Also on the agenda was Lithuania's on-going preparations for potential
membership of the Alliance. Assessment of progress made so far
is currently underway, in particular, regarding defence reform.
The new government has stated that it is keeping the agreed spending
targets for defence at 1.95%-2% of its GDP. |
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| Lord
Robertson in Oslo |
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| Lord Robertson went on a two-day visit (1-2 February)
to the Norwegian capital Oslo to meet with Prime Minister Jens
Stoltenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs Thorbjørn Jagland
and Defence Minister Bjørn Tore Godal.
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| Munich
conference on international security issues
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The International Security Policy Conference (formerly known
as the Wehrkunde Conference) held its annual meeting in Munich,
from 2-3 February. This forum meets every February to discuss
NATO-related and transatlantic security issues.
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| Military
Committee goes to Northwood |
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| NATO's highest military authority, the Military
Committee, visited the Alliance's regional command in Northwood,
United Kingdom, on 2 February. This was the first time that representatives
of the Military Committee had come to EASTLANT (Regional Headquarters
East Atlantic), double-hatted as NAVNORTH (Headquarters Allied
Naval Forces North), since new headquarters were built in 1996.
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