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NATO expresses
full support for US and UK actions to fight terrorism
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At a press point on 8 October, Secretary General Lord Robertson
stated that NATO Ambassadors have expressed their full support for
the actions of the United States and the United Kingdom against
al-Qaida installations yesterday evening.
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Deployment
of NATO forces
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For the first time in NATO's history, Alliance assets have been
deployed in support of Article 5 operations. NATO is sending five
Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft (AWACS) to the United
States and is also deploying its Standing Naval Force Mediterranean
(STANAVFORMED) to the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Lord Robertson
in North America
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson is meeting with President Bush,
members of the Cabinet and leading Senators in Washington D.C., 9-10
October, to discuss terrorism and contributions to Operation Enduring
Freedom.
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Lord Robertson
discusses terrorism with President Bush
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Following his trip to Canada on 8-9 October on the occasion of the
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson
spent two days in Washington D.C., 9-10 October, where he met with
President George Bush, members of the Cabinet and leading Senators
to discuss terrorism, the Balkans, NATO-Russia relations and enlargement.
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