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| Jamie
Shea appointed as temporary spokesman |
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Jamie Shea, NATO's former spokesman (July 1993 - September
2000), will become acting spokesman from 1 October.
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| Prince
Philippe of Belgium visits NATO |
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His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium addressed
the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s top decision-making
body, and met for bilateral talks with NATO Secretary General Lord
Robertson during a one-day visit to NATO HQ on 1 October.
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| North
Atlantic Council visits
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 |
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NATO’s top decision makers visited the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia1
on 2 October as a sign of the Alliance’s continuing
commitment to peace and stability in the country and region.
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| Relaunching
the transatlantic partnership |
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Top policy-makers and experts from North America and Europe gathered
in Rome, 2-4 October to discuss the current state of transatlantic
relations.
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| A new agenda
for military collaboration with Russia |
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An international conference on "Russia-NATO: Setting up a new
agenda for military collaboration" was held in St Petersburg,
2-3 October.
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| Parliamentary
oversight of
security policy in South-east Europe |
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The "Democratic oversight of external and internal security policy
and provision" was the title of a workshop held in Ohrid, in the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1,
2-5 October.
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| Dacia
2003:
Managing the aftermath of a ‘dirty bomb’ attack |
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Close to 1,700 civil emergency personnel from 19 NATO and partner countries
are practicing fighting the consequences of a terrorist attack with
radioactive material in Romania, 7 to 10 October.
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| Dynamic
Response ‘07 -
The 2003 Informal NATO Defense Ministerial
Crisis Management Study Seminar |
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Dynamic Response ’07 is a crisis management study seminar designed
to provide NATO leaders with an opportunity to examine the Alliance’s
future security environment and NATO’s potential role.
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| Afghan
Authorities arrest suspected terrorist in Kabul |
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On 7 October 2003, Afghan Authorities, with the assistance of NATO-led
troops from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF),
arrested a suspected terrorist in Kabul.
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| NATO Response Force Inauguration Ceremony
on Wednesday, 15 October 2003 |
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On 15 October 2003 at 1100 hrs, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe,
General James L. Jones, will inaugurate the new NATO Response Force
(NRF) by handing over the NRF-flag to the Joint Operational Commander,
General Sir Jack Deverell, during a small military ceremony at the
NATO headquarters in Brunssum/NL.
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| Defence
Ministers look at future challenges
at Colorado Springs meeting |
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NATO Ministers of Defence and the 7 invited countries expected
to join NATO next year, reviewed the Alliance’s transformation
in the context of the future security environment at an informal
meeting held in Colorado Springs, United States, 8-9 October.
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| Lord Robertson
visits Switzerland |
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On 13 October, Lord Robertson travelled to Bern where he met the President
of the Swiss Confederation, Pascal Couchepin, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Micheline Calmy-Rey and the Minister of Defence, Samuel Schmid.
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| First direct
talks between
Belgrade and Pristina held in Vienna |
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson travelled to Vienna on 14 October
to attend the first direct talks between Serbian and Kosovar authorities
on the future of the province, organized by the United Nations.
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| NATO launches Response Force |
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On 16 October, under crisp, cloudless skies, and in front of a large
group of international media, SACEUR General James L. Jones presented
the first NATO Response Force colours to General Sir Jack Deverell.
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| NATO-Russian resettlement centre a success |
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In a statement issued on 15 October, the NATO-Russia Council recognised
the significant achievements of a joint NATO-Russia project, which
seeks to tackle the social costs of downsizing in the Russian military.
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| Securing peace:
expert conference examines past lessons
as NATO looks to future |
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Effective crisis management requires transatlantic unity,
political vision and sufficient military power said Lord
Robertson at a conference on NATO’s role in crisis
management in Brussels, 16 October.
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| Munitions
destroyed in Afghanistan |
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The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan is assisting the Afghan
Minister of Defence in coordinating the destruction of a large quantity
of Afghan
National Army ammunition on 16 October.
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| Robertson focuses on democratic values during
visit to Kyiv |
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Defence reform, the evolution of Ukraine's relations with NATO and
its integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions were at the heart of
discussions between Lord Robertson and members of the Ukrainian government
on 20 October.
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| PfP Education and training seminar
2003 |
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A Partnership for Peace Education and Training seminar
was held in Graz, Austria, from 21 to 23 October. This
year's event focused on the impact of NATO's new military
command arrangements on the Alliance's education and training
programmes for the military.
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| 2003 NATO Science Prize awarded for breakthrough
in ophthalmic imaging |
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NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, presented the NATO Science
Partnership Prize 2003 to the two winners, Dr. Larichev (Russia) and
Dr. Otten (USA) at NATO Headquarters on 22 October.
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| NATO team observes Russian pilots' survival
course |
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From 7 to 10 October, a NATO team of four officers observed
part of a two-week survival course for pilots at a special
training centre of the Russian Airforce at Agoi, outside
the town of Tuapse in the Krasnodar region of Russia.
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| Special video lecture series with Jamie Shea |
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Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for External Relations
and temporary NATO Spokesman, will be sharing his knowledge and insight
about the future role of NATO with young people from all over the world
via the Internet starting in November.
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| Chiefs of military medical services meet at
NATO |
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Senior military medical authorities of NATO member countries are meeting
at NATO Headquarters for the 20th plenary session of the Committee
of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO, 22 to 24 October.
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| Lord Robertson visits Greece and
Turkey |
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NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson visited Greece and
Turkey from 22 to 24 October as part of his farewell tour
of NATO and partner countries.
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| Training and experimentation centre
established in Norway |
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As part of the Alliance's transformation to meet today's
new security threats, a new, cutting-edge Joint Warfare
Centre was established in Stavanger, Norway on 23 October.
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| Analysing ethnic tension in the Caucasus
and Siberia |
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Over twenty researchers from different areas of expertise
such as sociology, demography and political science participated
in a seminar on "Ethno-political aspects of security
in areas of latent conflict and potential tension in the
Caucasus and Siberia", 23-24 October.
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| NATO's credibility depends on usability
of forces |
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During a farewell visit to Poland on 27 October, Lord
Robertson repeated his call for NATO member countries to
continue to improve the usability of their armed forces.
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| Examining role of media
in building NATO-Ukraine cooperation |
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Ukrainian journalists, academics, NGO and government representatives
discussed the role of mass media in the development of
NATO-Ukraine cooperation at a seminar in Chernivitsi on
27 and 28 October.
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| Financial management agreement for
Trust Fund project with Georgia |
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The Minister of Defence of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Mr. Charles Goerens, signed the financial management
agreement for the Trust Fund Project with Georgia on 28
October 2003 at NATO Headquarters.
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| NATO-Russia
cooperation vital to security says Robertson |
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NATO and Russia need each other to meet today's new security
threats, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson said during
his farewell visit to Moscow, on 29 and 30 October.
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