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| Improving
Kosovo border security through training |
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Nearly 700 police, military and civilian personnel
from Kosovo, Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1, as well as the UN, EU and NATO took part in a border control training organised
by NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo. |
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| NATO begins
security assistance for 2004 Olympics |
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NATO deployed elements of its Multinational Chemical Biological Radiological
and Nuclear battalion to Greece, the first part of operational activities
to assist the Greek authorities in ensuring security for the 2004 Olympic
and Paralympic Games.
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| Nuclear weapons
accident response exercise held in Murmansk region |
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From 3 to 5 August 2004, NATO experts observed
a Russian military exercise, Avaria 2004, focused on protecting and
defending nuclear weapons convoys and responding to terrorist attacks.
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| Historic
NATO documents now available online |
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The NATO Archives, working in co-operation with
the Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact, has recently
placed 250 records relating to the so-called ‘Harmel Report’ on the
World Wide Web.
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| Eurocorps
takes on command of NATO-led Afghanistan force |
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The
five-nation Eurocorps took command of the NATO-led International Security
Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) for the next six months in a
ceremony held in Kabul on 9 August.
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| NATO begins
patrolling skies over Olympic Games |
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With NATO’s AWACS radar aircraft starting patrols
of Greek airspace on 10 August, all of the Alliance’s security assistance
measures for the Olympic and Paralympic Games are now in place.
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| Depository
libraries in NATO and partner countries |
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NATO is in the process of creating a network of depository libraries in NATO
and partner countries.
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| Last deadline
for Science Programme support in 2004 |
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1 September is the last deadline for applications for support under the 2004
Security Through Science Programme. The Programme offers grants for
collaborative activities on security-related topics in priority research
areas, between scientists in NATO countries and their counterparts
in Partner or Mediterranean Dialogue countries.
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| NATO training
mission arrives in Iraq |
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The core of NATO’s Training Implementation Mission in Iraq arrived in Baghdad
on 14 August to identify best methods for training Iraqi forces and
start training selected headquarters personnel.
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| Airlift support
for Afghan army |
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The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) has
helped to airlift Afghan national army troops into the Herat Province,
where there has been factional fighting.
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| KFOR
fire fighters end mission |
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After five years of duty protecting Pristina airport, fire fighters
from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) will hand over their responsibilities
to local colleagues at the end of August.
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| Easier
access to NATO information in Ukraine |
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With the support of the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in
Kyiv, the NGO Democratic Action began establishing NATO Information
Points in Ukrainian regional libraries.
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| Statement
by NATO Secretary General
on the terrorist attack against Russian Aircraft |
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27 Aug.
- I condemn in the strongest possible terms the apparent act of barbaric
terrorism perpetrated on Tuesday resulting in the crash of
two Russian passenger aircraft, and the senseless loss of
innocent lives.
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