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| Germany's accession to NATO: 50 years
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On 6 May 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany became NATO's 15th member in the Alliance's second round of enlargement.
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| SHAPE Lecture Series begins 10 May |
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NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is launching
a series of lectures by distinguished speakers with the aim of informing
opinion makers, academics and influential leaders about the role of
NATO in the changing world security environment.
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| Afghan President visits NATO |
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Addressing Alliance decision-makers on 11 May, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for continued support from NATO and the international community.
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| New technology detects homemade bombs from afar |
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A new technology to be prototyped by NATO and partner countries in 2005 could save hundreds of lives by providing early detection of improvised explosives or suicide bombers.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Germany |
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Speaking at a conference marking the 50 th anniversary of Germany joining NATO, Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called for more political dialogue at NATO and greater co-operation between the EU and NATO.
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| NATO's highest military authorities meet at NATO HQ |
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Chiefs of Staff from NATO countries met in Brussels on 11 and 12 May to review the status and way ahead for NATO's operations and missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Mediterranean.
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| “Encouraging signs” in Kosovo |
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NATO decision-makers visited Kosovo on 13 May to review the province’s progress towards international standards and demonstrate NATO’s commitment to peace in the area.
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| Statement by Secretary General on Uzbekistan |
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"I am deeply concerned by the current situation in Uzbekistan. All parties must exercise restraint, and the current tensions must be defused through peaceful means."
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| African Union President visits NATO |
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Mr. Alpha Oumar Konaré, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, visited NATO HQ on 17 May to discuss possible Alliance support for the African Union’s peacekeeping operation in Darfur.
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| NATO Special Representative visits
Kyrghyz Republic |
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The NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central
Asia Robert Simmons visited the Kyrghyz Republic from 17-18
May.
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| Allied Action exercise tests NATO command capabilities |
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The Alliance’s capability to command crisis response operations from rapidly deployable sea-based headquarters is being tested in exercise Allied Action 05, 17 May to 1 June, one of NATO’s largest military exercises.
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| NATO to explore Darfur options |
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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.
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| Senior Georgian officials visit NATO |
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The Georgian Foreign and Defence Ministers and the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration visited NATO Headquarters on 18 May to discuss the way ahead for co-operation between Georgia and the Alliance.
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| NATO decision-makers get first-hand look at naval counter-terrorism |
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On 20 May, senior Alliance decision-makers visited Crete, Greece, to observe a demonstration of NATO’s naval counter-terrorist and Response Force capabilities.
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| Security issues in focus at 46-nation forum |
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The first ever Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum was held in Are, Sweden, from 24 to 25 May.
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| Parliamentarians to examine NATO challenges |
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Some 300 legislators from North America and Europe will discuss
topics ranging from a potential NATO role in the Middle East to
training military forces to fight terrorism, at the Spring Session
of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly in Lubljana, Slovenia, from 27
to 31 May.
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| NATO Secretary General pledges Darfur support |
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Speaking in Ethiopia on 26 May, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance was ready to help the African Union’s mission in Darfur with logistics and to assist in its training.
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