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| Russian troops leave KFOR |
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A ceremony held in Pristina, Kosovo, on 2 July marked the withdrawal
of the Russian military contingent from the NATO-led peacekeeping force
in Kosovo after four years of service.
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| Discussing armed forces reform in Russia |
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| A conference held in Moscow on 2 July brought together
experts from NATO and Russia to discuss the prospects and strategies
for reform of the Russian armed forces.
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| Lord Robertson visits Italy |
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson traveled to Rome on 4 July to
hold consultations with Italy's leaders at the outset of the Italian
Presidency of the European Union.
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| Education conference in Albania |
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Educational experts discussed ways of introducing Euro-Atlantic values
and concepts into the Albanian education system at an international
conference held in Tirana on 5 July.
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| The use of military force in conflict resolution |
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| The evolution of the character of international
law in theory and practice was at the heart of discussions at an international
conference in Moscow, 7 July.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Central Asia |
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Lord Robertson traveled to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan from 9 to 11 July
for talks with top officials on increasing cooperation with the two
Central Asian states.
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| Preparations for Afghanistan continue |
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On 12 July 2003, over 50 NATO troops arrived in Kabul as part of the
continuing preparations for the Alliance’s takeover on 11 August
of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
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| KFOR confiscates illegal weapons |
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Fifteen rifles and pistols, 21 rockets and anti tank weapons, 41 miscellaneous
items and 406 rounds of ammunition were seized by NATO-led peacekeeping
troops in Kosovo (KFOR), in conjunction with the UN Interim Administration
Mission in Kosovo Police and the Kosovo Police Service.
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| Afghan Foreign Minister visits NATO |
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The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, paid
a historic visit to Alliance Headquarters to brief NATO Ambassadors
and for talks
with Secretary General Lord Robertson.
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| NATO
supports Summer schools |
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A series of NATO-sponsored Summer schools are being held in Partner
countries at the moment, focusing on issues such as the changing security
agenda in Northern Europe and regional aspects of the history of the
Cold War.
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| More
munitions and weapons destroyed in Bosnia |
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The past several weeks have been a big success for "Operation
Harvest" in Bosnia and Herzegovina where NATO-led troops have
gathered grenades, rifles, pistols, mines and munitions in the north
of the country.
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| Response
force buildup on target |
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The first force generation conference for the new NATO Response Force
was held on 16 July at NATO’s European military headquarters in
Belgium, marking a milestone in the creation of the force.
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| NATO
support to EU operation extended |
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The North Atlantic Council agreed today to extend the availability
of NATO assets to the European Union’s Operation Concordia in
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 until 15 December 2003.
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| North
Atlantic Council visits Albania |
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NATO Ambassadors and Secretary General Lord Robertson
visited Tirana from 16 to 17 July for two-day talks on
Albania’s efforts to join NATO and defence reform.
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| Conference
examines prospects
for transatlantic defence cooperation |
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Key issues affecting cooperation between transatlantic defence industries
were explored by government and industry leaders at a high-level conference
in Brussels on 18 July.
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| Serbia and Montenegro
officials visit NATO |
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The President and Foreign Minister of Serbia and Montenegro met with
Secretary General Lord Robertson at NATO on 22 July to discuss their
country’s bid to join NATO’s partnership programme.
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| UN Afghanistan envoy
briefs NATO Council |
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In a briefing to NATO Ambassadors on 23 July, the United Nations Special
Envoy for Afghanistan, Dr Lakhdar Brahimi, said that there are grounds
for optimism regarding the country’s future.
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| Visit of senior politician
from
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 |
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Ali Ahmeti, leader of one of the major parties in the Macedonian
government coalition, met for talks with Lord Robertson at NATO on
23 July.
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| Greece and Turkey agree
confidence-building measures |
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson announced on 23 July that the
talks he has held with the Permanent Representatives of Greece and
Turkey have led to two further confidence-building measures agreements,
following an earlier one on mutual notification of exercise schedules.
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| NATO-Russia Council
calls for strengthened defence reform in Bosnia |
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Russia and NATO member countries have jointly called on the Bosnian
authorities to take responsibility for their own affairs and, in particular,
to strengthen efforts to reform the armed forces and to create an effective
state-level, democratic, civilian command and control structure.
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| ATA Education conference in Bucharest |
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The Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) organised its first Education
conference in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, from 24 to 27 July.
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| NATO releases report on Krivenik incident |
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In a report released today, NATO
presented its findings on the 2001 mortar attack on Krivenik, Kosovo,
in which three civilians, including one Associated Press journalist,
were killed.
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| Chairman of NATO Military Committee addresses
CIOR |
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General Kujat, NATO Chairman of the Military Committee, met with
the Inter-allied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) during
their 56th Summer Congress in Maastricht, Netherlands 25 July.
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| Secretary General visits Iceland
and the UN |
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NATO Secretary General travelled to Iceland on 28 July for a farewell
visit and then on to New York to take part in a United Nations meeting
of regional organisations on 29 July.
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| EU and NATO agree concerted approach
for the Western Balkans |
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The EU and NATO have
agreed on a concerted approach on security and stability
in the Western Balkans. The EU and NATO partnership has
been key to bringing an end to conflict and stabilising
the region.
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| NATO to assist in arms destruction
in Albania |
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A NATO project to safely destroy 11.6 thousand tons of small arms
and light weapons (SALW) ammunition in Albania has been officially
launched on 31 July.
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Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia
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