Header
Updated: 24-May-2005 NATO Update

18 May 2005

NATO to explore Darfur options

News

17/05/2005 - NATO
African Union President visits NATO

26/04/2005 - NATO
NATO to discuss supporting African Union in Darfur
Multimedia
Monthly Briefing with NATO Spokesman

On 18 May the North Atlantic Council agreed to task the Alliance’s military authorities to provide, as a matter of urgency, advice on possible assistance NATO could offer to the African Union in Darfur.

This advice will be prepared in full consultation and transparency with the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations.

The decision by the North Atlantic Council follows a request on 26 April by the African Union for consideration by NATO of the possibility of providing logistical support to the African Union’s peacekeeping operation in Darfur.

On 17 May, Mr. Alpha Oumar Konaré, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, visited NATO, providing details on the kinds of assistance that the African Union would require.

The Secretary General is due to attend talks on international support for the African Union’s operation in Darfur in Addis Ababa on 26 May.