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| Statement by the Secretary General on Pope John
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| Pope John Paul II's passing is a sad event
for the entire international community. His voice has been for decades
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clarion call for global peace and justice.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Japan |
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The Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, paid a visit to Tokyo from 3 to 5 April, to discuss with the country’s leadership security issues of common concern.
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| US Deputy Secretary of State visits NATO |
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The United States Deputy Secretary of State, Robert Zoellick, visited NATO Headquarters on 4 April for discussions with the North Atlantic Council, the Alliance’s principal decision-making body.
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| High Representative for Bosnia briefs NATO Council |
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The international community’s High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Paddy Ashdown briefed the North Atlantic Council on developments in the country on 5 April.
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| NATO’s Aircraft to guard Papal funeral ceremonies |
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Aircraft and crews from the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&CF) E-3A Component will provide airspace surveillance support during the funeral ceremonies for Pope John Paul II.
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| NATO Response Force goes to sea |
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The maritime capabilities of the NATO Response Force (NRF)
were tested in exercise Loyal Mariner 05, held in the North
Sea from 11 to 29 April.
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| Remembering Brosio: NATO Secretary General and Cold War consensus-builder |
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A special event held at NATO Headquarters on 13 April commemorated the 25 th anniversary of the death of Manlio Brosio, the Secretary General of NATO between 1964 and 1971.
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| Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 addresses NATO Council |
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Visiting NATO HQ on 13 April, the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1, Vlado Buckovski, expressed his determination to address the irregularities in the recent municipal elections in the country.
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| Green light for new NATO training centres |
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Two agreements signed at NATO’s Headquarters in Brussels on 13 April pave the way for the establishment of new NATO training centres in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and Oostende, Belgium.
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| NATO’s top diplomat meets child Ambassador |
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On 13 April NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer received a painting from Child Ambassador Stefan Pleskonjik of the “The First Children’s Embassy in the World”.
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| NATO’s transformation in focus |
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A high-level conference convened by the NATO Secretary General
in Brussels on 14 April focused on the political and military
transformation of NATO, “two sides of the same coin”.
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| NATO opens new facilities for Iraqi students |
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On 15 April, the NATO Training Mission in Iraq opened a new, dedicated classroom facility in the international zone of Baghdad.
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| NATO bridges arrive in Indonesia |
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A ceremony in Aceh, Indonesia, on 18 April marked the formal handover of bridges donated by NATO to Indonesian authorities.
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| NATO depository library in Pristina |
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A new NATO depository library has just been opened in Pristina, Kosovo, at the National and University Library.
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| Vilnius meeting broadens Alliance’s
political agenda |
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Meeting informally
in Vilnius on 20 and 21 April NATO Foreign Ministers
broadened the Alliance’s political dialogue by tackling
a wider range of strategic issues.
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| Russia to join Partnership Status of Forces agreement |
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NATO-Russia cooperation took a step forward with the signing by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 21 April of an agreement that will facilitate the movement of NATO troops in Russia and of Russian troops on Alliance territory.
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| NATO launches ‘Intensified Dialogue’ with Ukraine |
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At a meeting in Vilnius on 21 April, NATO invited Ukraine to begin an ‘Intensified Dialogue’on Ukraine’s aspirations to membership and relevant reforms, without prejudice to any eventual Alliance decision.
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| Ukraine to support NATO’s Mediterranean
anti-terrorist operation |
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At a meeting of the NATO Ukraine Commission in Vilnius on 21 April, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister signed with the NATO Secretary General an exchange of letters on Ukraine’s contribution to Operation Active Endeavour.
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| Civil emergency officials agree anti-terrorist measures |
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Heads of civil protection and civil emergency planning organisations from NATO and partner countries agreed on 26 April on a joint plan for improving civil preparedness against terrorist attacks.
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| New logistics capability for NATO |
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An agreement signed at NATO Headquarters on 26 April creates a new NATO multinational logistics capability that will facilitate the movement of troops on missions or exercises.
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| NATO to discuss supporting African
Union in Darfur |
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On 26 April, following a request by the African Union,
NATO has agreed to open exploratory talks on possible Alliance
logistic support to the African Union’s peacekeeping operation
in Darfur.
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| Model NATO participants visit Alliance
Headquarters |
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A group of 57 students from NATO and partner countries
taking part in a 'model NATO' in Leuven, Belgium, visited
NATO Headquarters on 26 April.
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| Using technology to protect aircraft |
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The third biannual Conference of National Armaments Directors
(CNAD) exhibition took place at NATO Headquarters on the
27 and 28 April 2005, in parallel to the spring 2005 CNAD
meeting.
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| Spring 2005 CNAD meeting makes progress
on key projects |
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Meeting at NATO HQ, 27-28 April, National Armaments Directors
from NATO member states took forward a number of projects
aimed at equipping the Alliance with essential new military
capabilities which will provide leading edge technologies
to NATO armed forces.
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| NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Programme
Gains Momentum |
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This morning, as a result of work done at the twice-annual meeting of NATO’s Conference of National Armaments Directors, NATO signed a 23 million Euro contract with the Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) consortium, as a key part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme.
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| Secretary General discusses
broader cooperation with Tunisia |
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On 28 April, the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer, travelled to Tunisia, the first visit by a NATO
Secretary General to the country, to discuss broadening
cooperation.
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| Helping Georgia cope with floods |
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On 29 April 2005, NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response
Coordination Centre (EADRCC) received from Georgia a request
for assistance in coping with flooding in the country.
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