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| Allied Command Europe becomes Allied Command
Operations |
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SHAPE, Belgium – The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR),
General James L. Jones, announced today that Allied Command Europe
(ACE) will officially be renamed, Allied Command Operations (ACO).
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| NATO
medical conference to focus on civil and military cooperation |
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A NATO medical conference to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from
1 to 4 September 2003, will examine the prospects for integrating
civil and military medical response capabilities.
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| Rehearsing peace support operations |
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Military personnel from eight NATO countries, six invitee and six partner
countries will join forces in Exercise Cooperative Key 2003 in Plovdiv,
Bulgaria, 1 to 13 September.
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| Suspect
terrorist arrested in Kabul |
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In the morning of 1 September Afghan authorities, with the assistance
of troops from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF),
arrested a suspect terrorist and criminal in Kabul.
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| Planning
Board for Ocean Shipping workshop |
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The 2003 Planning Board for Ocean Shipping (PBOS) Military Support
Workshop was held on 2-4 September 2003 at the Soefartsstyrelsen
(Danish Maritime Authority) in Copenhagen.
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| Lord
Robertson visits NATO and Partner countries |
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With only a few months to go before he leaves his position as Secretary
General of NATO, Lord Robertson started his farewell tour of NATO
and Partner countries with a trip to Hungary and Bulgaria on 4 September,
and a visit to the Netherlands on 8 September.
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| Exercise
Air Meet 2003 |
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A live air exercise, NATO Air Meet 2003, started in Poland on 5 September
to train participants in tactical air operations. This year, air forces
from 15 NATO member countries are participating in the exercise.
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| New Head
of UN Mission in Kosovo at NATO |
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Mr Harri Holkeri, the new Head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),
came to NATO HQ for his first meeting with Lord Robertson on 9 September.
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| Lord
Robertson visits Denmark and Norway |
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson continued his round of farewell
visits to NATO member and partner countries with a visit to Denmark
and Norway on 11 and 12 September 2003.
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| Rocket
attacks on ISAF installations |
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Two rockets were fired at ISAF bases in Kabul on the evening of 11
September. One rocket hit Camp Warehouse, and the other landed near
Camp Julien.
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| Jordanian
princess briefs
on women in the armed forces |
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HRH Princess Colonel Aisha Al-Hussein, sister of King Abdullah of
Jordan, participated in a Mediterranean Dialogue meeting on military
cooperation at NATO HQ on 12 September.
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| Practicing
maritime operations with partners |
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NATO’s biannual maritime exercise Cooperative Engagement 2003
is taking place from 13 to 20 September 2003 near Split, Croatia, and
in the Adriatic Sea.
As part of the exercise, more than 500 personnel, 14 ships and
4 aircraft from NATO and countries will train together in mine countermeasures
and search and rescue operations.
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| Youth
speaks on future of NATO |
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A conference designed to engage the youth in an open discussion
on their views of the Alliance and its future was held at NATO
HQ on 15-16 September.
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| Exercise
demonstrates NATO’s
maritime and amphibious capabilities |
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Close to 8,500 military personnel from twelve NATO nations are taking
part in Northern Light 2003, a major NATO crisis response exercise
in the Irish Sea from 15 to 26 September.
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| Non-proliferation
of WMD – New approaches needed for protection of forces and civilians |
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On 18-19 September 2003, Sweden hosted a major seminar entitled “Non-proliferation
of WMD – New approaches needed for protection of forces and civilians”.
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| Appointment
of Secretary General designate |
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This afternoon, the
North Atlantic Council appointed Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (right),
currently Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, as Secretary
General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council,
in succession to Lord Robertson of Port Ellen.
Mr. de Hoop Scheffer will assume his functions as Secretary
General on 1 January 2004.
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| Secretary
General visits Central Asia and Afghanistan |
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson said the Alliance
is examining options for a possible expansion of the NATO-led
peacekeeping force in Afghanistan during a visit to Kabul,
which followed visits to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, 23
to 26 September.
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| NATO Secretary General
meets Afghan President Karzai |
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29 Sept - Lord Robertson and President
Karzai met for 90 minutes in Scotland on Sunday 28 September.
They discussed Lord Robertson’s visit to Kabul last
week and a range of issues relating to the future of NATO’s
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission.
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| 'Common
values and commitments' |
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"…consensus starts from our common values
and our common commitment to uniting the new Europe" stated
Lord Robertson in a speech at the Churchill Memorial
Society in Luxembourg, 29 September.
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| New Ukrainian Foreign Minister at NATO HQ |
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The newly appointed Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Mr Kostyantyn Gryshchenko,
came to NATO HQ on 30 September for a bilateral meeting with Lord Robertson.
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| Ukraine's
integration into Euro-Atlantic structures |
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A seminar promoting the implementation of the NATO-Ukraine Target Plan
took place in Kyiv on 30 September with the aim of informing the military
and involving the Force ministries in the country's integration process.
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