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Meeting
of reserve officers at NATO HQ
The Confédération Interalliée des Officiers
de Réserve (CIOR) held their 54th Mid-Winter meeting
at NATO HQ, 7-9 February 2002. During these three days, they
discussed a number of initiatives such as the "11 September
2001 Reserve Doctrine", which is a statement on the
significance of Reserves in the combat against terrorism. The
doctrine stresses the importance of Reserves in creating a link
between civil society and the military and their role in conveying
to the public the significance of democratic values in the face
of terrorism.
The Reserve Officers also took stock of internal affairs such
as the prolongation of Croatia as an observer to the CIOR or
the plans for 2002 language courses set up to help the integration
of all participants. The CIOR brings together members (which
are the associations of all 18 NATO member countries - Iceland
does not have armed forces), associate members from NATO Partner
countries (Austria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland), observers (Croatia) and guests
(South Africa).
Additional
information:
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- The
official website of the
CIOR
- News
Release: International Reservists Called to Unite in Fight
Against Terrorism - 8 Feb. 2002 (.PDF/36Kb)
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