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| NATO and Afghan engineers repair key road |
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Italian military engineers from the NATO-led ISAF mission in Afghanistan, Afghan army engineers, and Kabul City Police are working together to rehabilitate ‘Desperado Road’, a vital juncture used by the Afghan population and NATO troops to reach Kabul city centre.
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| Helping Slovakia brace for floods |
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Responding to a request from Slovakia, NATO and partner countries have provided 150,000 sand bags to help the country cope with overflowing rivers. |
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| New harbour defences demonstrated |
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New technologies for defending harbours against terrorist attacks were demonstrated to Alliance decision-makers during a visit to NATOs Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy, 4 April.
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| High-level NATO Mediterranean Dialogue event in Morocco |
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On 6-7 April 2006 under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Secretary
General of NATO, the North Atlantic Council and the representatives
of the seven Mediterranean Dialogue countries will meet in Rabat
to discuss the state of their cooperation and its future prospects,
during the first ever 26+7 political consultation meeting in a
Mediterranean Dialogue country
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Brilliant Mariner tests Response Forces sea legs |
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The ships and forces that will make up the maritime element of the cutting-edge NATO Response Force tested their readiness in exercise Brilliant Mariner 2006, 24 March - April 6. |
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| NATO's top military officials visit Afghanistan |
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NATO's Military Committee visited Afghanistan this week for meetings with the Government of Afghanistan, the United Nations and a working visit to the Provincial Reconstruction Teams at Kandahar, Herat and Chaghcharan to discuss final arrangements for ISAF expansion into the south of the country planned for July 2006.
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NATO-Ukraine 2006 Target Plan online |
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The NATO-Ukraine Annual Target Plan for 2006 has just been published online. It sets targets in different areas including internal political issues, foreign and security policy, defence and security sector reform, public information, information security and economic and legal issues.
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| Kosovo troops honour Slovak colleagues |
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On 11 April, a monument to the Slovak personnel who lost their lives while flying home from Kosovo on 19 January was unveiled at the Headquarters of the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR. |
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| Discussing NATO-Georgia cooperation |
The Georgian Foreign and Defence Ministers and the State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration visited NATO HQ on 13 April for discussions on NATO-Georgia cooperation and the countrys reform efforts.
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| Afghan soldiers make the grade |
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Soldiers from the Afghan National Army have completed recently a six-week training programme that certifies them for joint patrols with NATO-led forces.
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| Corruption and organised crime "clear and present danger" for Balkans, seminar finds |
Endemic corruption and organised crime, together with the unresolved status of Kosovo and Serbia and Montenegro, risk undermining the otherwise encouraging steps forward---most notably in defence reform---of the Western Balkans towards Euro-Atlantic integration.
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| Technology supporting Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan |
On 26-27 April 2006, the fifh biannual Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) exhibition highlighted technology of potential value in support of NATO-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan.
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| Sofia a building block for Riga, says Secretary General |
Briefing reporters on the meeting of Foreign Ministers in Sofia, 27-28 April, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the meeting will shape the subjects that will be discussed at the Riga Summit in November.
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| NATO looks to global partnerships |
Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, 27 April, NATO Foreign Ministers started a discussion on strengthening and expanding NATOs relations with non-member countries.
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| Discussions begin on NATO enlargement |
In preparation for the November Summit in Riga, NATO Foreign Ministers, meeting informally in Sofia, Bulgaria, 27-28 April, began discussions on the next round of NATO enlargement.
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| NATO condemns detention of Belarus opposition leader |
Speaking in Sofia on 27 April, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release the opposition leader, Alexander Milinkevich, who was reportedly jailed today.
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| Sofia meeting lays groundwork for Riga Summit |
The informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Sofia , Bulgaria , 27-28 April, was an important building block for the November NATO Summit in Riga said NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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| Alliance reiterates support for Ukraine |
Meeting in Sofia for informal consultations, NATO Foreign Ministers reiterated their support for Ukraine s reform efforts and their readiness to provide assistance.
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| NATO and Russia set priorities for cooperation |
Foreign Ministers from NATO countries and Russia agreed to a document laying out priorities for NATO-Russia cooperation, including political dialogue, the fight against terrorism and interoperability.
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