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| Rehearsing Response Force deployments |
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From 1 to 3 February, NATO commanders are gathering in Norway for exercise Allied Reach 05, which deals with planning, operational and capability issues related to a deployment of the NATO Response Force.
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| NATO Secretary
General visits the United Kingdom |
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The Secretary General made a working visit to London on
February 2-3, as a month of high-level diplomatic activity
for NATO begins.
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| NATO troops find Afghan plane crash
site |
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On 5 February, helicopters from the NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which were assisting in
the search and rescue of the missing Kam Air Boeing 737,
found the wreckage.
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| Foreign Ministers underscore transatlantic
unity |
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An informal luncheon of Alliance Foreign Ministers at
NATO HQ on 9 February saw broad agreement on the way ahead
for NATO in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East and the
Balkans.
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| Alliance to expand Afghanistan mission |
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Meeting in Nice, France,
9-10 February, NATO Defence Ministers confirmed the further
expansion of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan, reviewed
the Alliance’s other operations and discussed its
military transformation.
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| Stopwatch – new NATO video
series |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary General for External Relations
and former NATO Spokesman Jamie Shea will be hosting a
series of four video forums on security issues with expert
panels.
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| Statement by Secretary General on
ISAF expansion |
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I am pleased to
announce that NATO will now proceed to further expand the
International Security Assistance Force into the West of
Afghanistan.
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| Change of command in NATO’s Afghanistan mission |
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A ceremony in Kabul on 13 February marked the handover of command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from EUROCORPS to the NATO Rapidly Deployable Corps Turkey.
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| NATO Project
to Destroy Hazardous Ordnance in Azerbaijan |
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An agreement signed at NATO Headquarters
on 14 February, paves the way for a NATO project to destroy
hazardous unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan.
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| Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 at NATO |
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Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski visited NATO on 14 February to discuss the progress his country is making towards Alliance membership with the NATO Secretary General.
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| NATO assistance to Indonesia in Tsunami aftermath |
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Following the Indian Ocean Tsunami, NATO has agreed to donate 565 metres of bridge equipment from Alliance stocks to assist in the reconstruction effort in Aceh, Indonesia.
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| ISAF troops airlift medicals to snowbound Afghan village |
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From 16 to 20 February, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops joined forces with the US-led coalition to airlift medical supplies to a snowbound village in northern Afghanistan.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Morocco |
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On 17 February the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,
paid the first ever visit by a NATO Secretary General to Morocco,
in the context of the enhancement of NATOs Mediterranean Dialogue.
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| NATO project to destroy surplus weapons and ammunition in Ukraine |
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A NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Trust Fund project has been established to help Ukraine destroy stockpiles of surplus munitions, small arms and light weapons, and Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). The project – the largest single demilitarisation effort in the world - is a practical demonstration of NATO’s continuing commitment to support Ukraine’s defence reform.
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| NATO leaders express unity on Iraq, reaffirm values |
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Meeting at NATO on 22 February, all 26 Allies agreed to
contribute to NATO’s assistance to Iraq, strengthen
political dialogue in the Alliance and expand its operation
in Afghanistan.
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| Alliance ready to deepen partnership with Ukraine |
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Meeting with President Victor Yushchenko at NATO on 22 February,
NATO leaders expressed support for Ukraine’s reform agenda
and agreed to strengthen cooperation with the country.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Israel
to discuss greater cooperation |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met with
top Israeli officials in Tel Aviv on 24 February to discuss
enhancing political and practical cooperation with the
country.
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| Large number of weapons seized in
Afghanistan |
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Between 28 February and 9 March, troops from the NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helped Afghan authorities
secure over 3 tonnes of illegal arms.
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