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Updated: 05-Mar-2002 Week of 3-9 September 2001

3 Sep 2001
Exercise NATO Air Meet 2001

A live flying exercise, involving air forces from 13 NATO member countries started on 3 September and will last until 14 September. The aim of Exercise Air Meet is to train air forces in tactical air operations, including training in the suppression of enemy air defences and electronic warfare.

 
4-10 Sep 2001
Halki International Seminar on "Peace-Building: Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean"
Who The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), in cooperation with the United States Institute of Peace
What Halki International Seminar on "Peace-Building: Security and Cooperation in the Mediterranean", co-sponsored by the NATO Office of Information and Press
Where Halki, Greece
When 4 - 10 September 2001
Issue Conference on emerging security issues in the Mediterranean Region and the Middle East, as well as on the role of international organisations in the Mediterranean. Participation of academics and policy practitioners from Europe, North America and from the Northern and Southern part of the Mediterranean.

The first part of the conference was held in plenary session and the second part was structured into working groups on themes such as the Middle East peace process and Greek-Turkish relations.

 
5 Sep 2001
"Building a vision: NATO's future transformation"

A high-level symposium entitled "Building a vision: NATO's future transformation" is being held, 5-7 September, in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The symposium will raise some of the issues the Alliance faces in today's rapidly changing international environment and will also be an opportunity to discuss the ideas and visions currently being put forward to address these issues.

 
5 Sep 2001
Uzbekistan celebrates its 10th anniversary of independence

On the occasion of the Republic of Uzbekistan's 10th anniversary of independence, 1 September, Lord Robertson sent a letter of congratulations to President Islam Karimov. The Secretary General also met with the newly appointed Ambassador to NATO, H.E. Alisher Shaykhov on 5 September.

 
5 Sep 2001
Automated system for management of partner programmes

During a ceremony organised on 5 September, the Ambassador of Switzerland to NATO, Anton Thalmann, officially handed over an electronic system designed to manage NATO's Partnership for Peace programme (PfP) to a senior NATO official, Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Holger Pfeiffer.

 
5 Sep 2001
Operation Essential Harvest

On 5 September, NATO Spokesman Yves Brodeur, responded to speculations being made in the press with regard to the period immediately following the end of Operation Essential Harvest. He stated that "Once Operation Essential Harvest has successfully completed its task, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) will be entering a phase of consolidation. It will be for the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) to decide how it wants to proceed forward, taking advantage of what we believe will be a promising environment for stability and peace as a result of Operation Essential Harvest."

 
6 Sep 2001
Statement issued by Secretary General on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1)

NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson issued a statement on the decision to proceed with constitutional reforms by the parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1)

 
8-10 Sep 2001
Workshop on "Security and the Environment in the Mediterranean in the 20th Century - Conceptualising Security and Environmental Conflicts"
Who European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
What Workshop on "Security and the Environment in the Mediterranean in the 20th Century - Conceptualising Security and Environmental Conflicts"
Where University of Kent, Canterbury (UK)
When 8 - 10 September 2001
Issue

Workshop divided into ten sessions where senior academics from Europe, North America and the seven NATO Mediterranean Dialogue countries discussed NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue initiative and different dimensions of Mediterranean security including environmental security, population growth, urbanisation, migration, food shortages, water scarcity, as well as emergency challenges.

The workshop is organised on a yearly basis and was co-sponsored by the NATO Office of Information and Press.

Programme http://www.afes-press.de/html/cant_prog.htm
Additional information

http://www.afes-press.de/html/cant_org_mat.htm
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/genconf/2001_IR.htm

 
 
  1. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.