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| NATO
ends SFOR mission |
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A ceremony in Sarajevo on 2 December marked the historic conclusion of the NATO-led
Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the launch
of the European Union’s follow-on EUFOR.
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| NATO’s
future role in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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The successful termination of SFOR does not spell the end of NATO’s
engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A moderately- sized Headquarters led by a Senior Military Representative
was established on 2 December, as further proof of NATO’s desire to
see Bosnia and Herzegovina move closer to Euro-Atlantic structures.
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| NATO
Secretary General in Iraq |
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On Friday, 3 December, the Secretary General of
NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, paid a one-day visit to Iraq, the
first visit by a NATO Secretary General to the country.
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| Top
Alliance officials attend Karzai inauguration |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
and the Alliance’s top commanders travelled to Kabul on
7 December for the swearing in of Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's
first elected president.
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| Agreement
paves way for new NATO Headquarters |
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Belgium and NATO signed an agreement on
8 December handing the responsibility for the construction
of the new NATO Headquarters in Brussels to the Belgian
Government.
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| NATO
celebrates 10th anniversary
of Mediterranean Dialogue |
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A historical meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers and
their counterparts from the Mediterranean Dialogue countries on 8
December in Brussels celebrated 10 years of the security Dialogue.
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| Russia
to support
NATO’s Mediterranean anti-terrorist operation |
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An agreement on Russian support to NATO’s
Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean, aimed
at helping deter, disrupt and protect against terrorism,
was signed in Brussels, 9 December.
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| NATO
Russia Council agrees on plan to fight terrorism |
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Meeting in Brussels on Foreign Minister
level on 9 December, the NATO Russia Council agreed on
an action plan against terrorism that will guide future
efforts in all aspects of this common struggle.
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| Foreign
Ministers agree
on expanded NATO roles in Iraq, Afghanistan |
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Meeting in Brussels on 9 December, Foreign Ministers
of the 26 NATO countries agreed to move ahead with expanding NATO’s
role in Iraq and Afghanistan and to maintain its commitment to the
Balkans.
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| Joint
NATO-Russia position on Ukraine |
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Meeting in Brussels on 9 December, against the
backdrop of the events in Ukraine, the NATO-Russia Council addressed
the situation in a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting.
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| Name
changes as Iraq mission grows |
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NATO’s training mission in Iraq will soon be growing in size after
the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General James L Jones,
was authorised to start the next stage of its expansion.
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| Lithuanian
President visits NATO HQ |
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During a visit to NATO on 16 December, Lithuanian
President Valdas Adamkus said his country would continue to be an
active member of the Alliance and contribute to its missions.
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| President
of Bulgaria at NATO |
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Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov visited NATO
on 16 December for talks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer.
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| NATO
Internship Programme |
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This year, NATO is pleased to introduce its new
Internship Programme to provide a small number of current or recent
students with the opportunity to intern with the International Staff
at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
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| End
of year message by NATO Secretary General |
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With the Holiday Season now approaching it's time
to look back over the past year.
It has been a good year for NATO I think.
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| Statement
by NATO Secretary General following the elections in Ukraine |
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27 Dec. - I
am pleased by the news that the Ukrainian people were able to express
their choice for a new President in elections on 26 December, which
have been positively assessed by the International Observation Mission.
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