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| NATO pays homage to disaster
victims in Asia |
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At its first meeting of 2005, the North Atlantic Council - NATO's
top political decision-making body - started with one-minute's silence
in honour of the victims of the recent tsunami that hit Asia.
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| Afghan President expresses appreciation for ISAF |
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke to International Security
Force (ISAF) personnel in Kabul on 8 January, discussing his country's
future and the role of ISAF.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Jordan |
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The Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, travelled to Jordan on 13 January, 2005, the first time a NATO Secretary General visited the country.
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| New facilities for NATO School
in Oberammergau |
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The NATO School in Oberammergau now has new facilities that will triple
the student capacity of the school and give students access to cutting-edge
educational tools.
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| President of Germany at NATO |
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Speaking at NATO on 19 January, President Horst Koehler
of Germany said that today's security challenges could
only be tackled jointly, on the basis of a political consensus.
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| Progress on weapons cantonment in Afghanistan |
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A programme to collect artillery, tanks and other heavy
weapons from armed factions in Afghanistan has now commenced
in the Panjsher Valley, in the northeastern part of the
country.
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| NATO Secretary General congratulates Ukrainian president-elect |
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The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, congratulated today the president-elect of Ukraine, Mr. Viktor Yushchenko, with the following message: “Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of Ukraine..."
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| Top officials discuss strategy for Afghanistan |
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A seminar held at NATO HQ on 20 January brought together senior diplomats, top Afghan officials and representatives of international organisations to discuss the way ahead for the country.
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| 2005 PfP Symposium outlines way ahead for Partnership |
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Implementing the Istanbul Summit Decisions on the Euro-Atlantic
Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities” was the theme
of this year’s edition of the Partnership for Peace (PfP)
Planning Symposium, held on 20 and 21 January at the NATO School
Oberammergau, Germany.
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| Prime Minister of Slovenia visits NATO |
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Visiting NATO on 25 January, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, said that his country’s is continuing its defence restructuring and that it will reach its targets for defence spending
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| OSCE Chairman
addresses NATO Council |
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In an address to the North Atlantic Council on 26 January,
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel, called for closer co-operation between the OSCE
and NATO in key areas.
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| Fighting drugs in Afghanistan |
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On the occasion of a recent high-level seminar on Afghanistan
held at NATO HQ, Dr. Habibullah Qaderi , the country's
first-ever Anti-Narcotics Minister, gave an interview
on the fight against drug cultivation and trade in Afghanistan.
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| Interactive maps show NATOs evolution |
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A pilot version of educational and interactive e-maps is now available
in English and French, highlighting the evolution of NATO's membership,
partnerships, operations and missions.
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| NATO crisis management exercise with partners
CMX 2005 |
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NATO will conduct its annual crisis management exercise (CMX 2005) from 26 January to 1 February 2005. CMX 2005 is sponsored by NATO's Secretary General and is jointly run by the International Staff and the International Military Staff and the two NATO Strategic Commands, Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation.
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| High-level diplomacy at NATO |
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Beginning on Monday, 31 January, this week will see a flurry of diplomacy at NATO, with visits by several Foreign Ministers from both NATO and non-NATO countries.
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