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| Albania honours NATO medical officer |
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Lt Col Dr. Roberto Isabella, former head of a NATO Partnership for
Peace military medicine team in Tirana, was awarded the Medal for Special
Services during the 26th plenary meeting of NATO military medical services,
held early June in Florence in Italy.
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| Statement on the
Montenegrin declaration of independence |
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NATO takes note of Montenegro’s declaration of independence, which
follows a referendum which was certified free and fair both by Montenegrin
officials and international observers. The Alliance respects the result
of that referendum, as it represents the democratic will of the Montenegrin
people.
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| NATO eyes watch over World Cup |
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At the request of Germany, NATOs special radar aircraft are helping to patrol the countrys airspace during the FIFA World Cup from 7 June to 9 July.
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| African Union asks further NATO assistance for
Darfur |
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In a letter to the NATO Secretary General on 7 June, the Chairperson
of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konare, asked for enhanced NATO assistance
to the African Union’s peacekeeping force in Darfur.
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| NATO reconfirms Afghanistan expansion |
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NATOs expanded security presence in Afghanistan must be matched by Afghan and international efforts to ensure that Afghan people enjoy the benefits of security, NATO Secretary General said at a meeting of Defence Ministers.
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| NATO sets new level of ambition for operations |
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Meeting in Brussels on 8 June, NATO Defence Ministers approved new planning targets for NATO countries, to be able to conduct a greater number of smaller-scale operations than NATO has planned for in the past.
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| Secretary General visits former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1) |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Skopje on 12 June, the first of a round of visits to the three countries that are part of NATOs Membership Action Plan. |
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| Armenian officials brief on reform efforts |
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The Foreign and Defence Ministers of Armenia discussed the country’s
reform efforts with NATO decision-makers in the North Atlantic Council
in Brussels, 14 June 2006.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Canada |
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NATOs expanding role in Afghanistan and the agenda of the upcoming Alliance Summit in Riga were among the issues discussed during a visit by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to Ottawa, 14-15 June.
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| Launch of Bosnia and Herzegovina Trust Fund project in support of defence reform |
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Today at NATO Headquarters, the South Eastern Europe Initiative Trust Fund project was launched to support the defense reform efforts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| NATO tests expeditionary force |
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A major exercise in the Cape Verde Islands, 15-28 June, will test the readiness of NATOs cutting-edge Response Force to carry out missions anywhere required at very short notice. |
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| Secretary General discusses NATO Summit agenda in Iceland |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Reykjavik on 16 June, for discussions on the preparations for the November Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government in Riga, Latvia. |
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Exhibition celebrates Slovenia’s
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Celebrating Slovenia's 15th anniversary of independence
as well as the 15th anniversary of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the Slovenian
Mission to NATO opened an exhibition “Defending Democratic
Slovenia 1991” at NATO HQ.
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NATO Week in Kazakhstan |
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A series of youth seminars, scientific workshops, essay competitions and high-level roundtables and press conferences, described as NATO Week, took place in Kazakstan from 18 to 22 June 2006, starting in Almaty and ending in Astana. |
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| Largest ever demilitarization project
launched in Ukraine |
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A contract was signed on 19 June 2006, at the NATO Liaison Office
in Kyiv, between Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence and the NATO Maintenance
and Supply Agency for the destruction of 1000 Man-portable Air Defence
Missiles (MANPADS).
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| NATO and partners practice joint maritime missions |
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From 19 to 30 June, over 2000 personnel and some 25 ships from NATO and Partner countries are rehearsing joint operations at sea in and around Constanta, Romania. |
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| Inferno threat in exercise scenario |
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As part of an exercise scenario, elements of the NATO Response Force
have been called on to help evacuate residents of Cape Verde Island
Fogo as its volcano threatens to erupt.
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| Science Committee Meets in Kazakhstan |
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NATOs Science Committee (SCOM) held its summer meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 19 June 2006. The meeting followed an invitation from the Kazakh government and kicked off a week of NATO-related events in the country.
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| Jordanian Parliamentarians visit NATO HQ |
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On 19 June, NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division organised, in the context of the public diplomacy activities for the Mediterranean Dialogue, a visit to NATO Headquarters of Members of the Parliament of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan who met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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| Allies and Russia attend U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accident Exercise |
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From 20 till 22 June 2006, NATO and Russian experts observed a U.S. nuclear weapon accident response capabilities demonstration exercise, CAPEX 06. The event was held at a military site near the city of Cheyenne in Wyoming, U.S.A, as part of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) work programme.
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| Iraqi Army receives more supplies donated by NATO countries |
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Since the NATO Training Mission in Iraq began in 2004, member nations have not only provided military trainers and advisors, but have also generously donated equipment to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).
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| Seminar in Stavanger focuses on transformation |
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US Air Force General Lance L. Smith, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), hosted a press conference in Stavanger, Norway, on 21 June, following this years
SACT Seminar.
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| Moldovan President visits NATO |
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The President of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, visited NATO HQ on 22
June for talks with NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto
Rizzo.
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| Top officials witness Response Force
demonstration |
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Over 200 journalists and senior officials witnessed a major show of
force by the NATO Response Force, 22-23 June, including an amphibious
landing, precision fighter jet bombing, special forces assaults and
naval bombardment.
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| NATO Partnership Running Festival gets off to a fast start |
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The first NATO Partnership Running Festival took place on 25 June between the Serbian town of Kanjiza-Horgos and Szeged in Hungary. Held under the patronage of NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the half-marathon Partnership Run was the first event of its kind.
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