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| NATO Secretary General gives his condolences to families of victims of aircrash |
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Following the crash of an aircraft supporting the ISAF mission in Southern Afghanistan, at which 14 British soldiers lost their life, the NATO Secretary General said: “It is with great sadness that I learned the news about this tragic loss of life."
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| Iraq gets National Defence College |
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Iraqs new National Defence College, which NATO helped to establish, opened on 3 September, with the first students beginning courses on 4 September.
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| NATO Secretary General deeply regrets death of
ISAF soldiers and Afghan nationals |
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Commenting on NATO operations and a number of incidents in Southern
Afghanistan and Kabul in the last few days, resulting in several ISAF
soldiers and Afghan nationals killed and multiple casualties, Secretary
General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said: “I am deeply saddened
by the news of the latest deaths ISAF has suffered and the Afghan lives
lost."
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| NATO Council visits Afghanistan |
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The North Atlantic Council (NAC), headed by NATO Secretary General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and accompanied by the Supreme Allied Commander
Europe, General James Jones, and the Chairman of the Military Committee,
General Ray Henault, has been visiting Afghanistan from 4 to 6
September.
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| NATO solidifies cooperation with Afghanistan |
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On 6 September 2006, in the presence of the North Atlantic Council,
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and President Hamid Karzai
of Afghanistan signed the “Declaration by NATO and the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan”, setting out a Framework for Enduring
Co-operation in Partnership.
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| NATO’s highest military body concludes meetings in Poland |
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Nations agreed to a force generation conference on September 13 to address the existing capability shortfalls in the ISAF mission, and to a force generation conference for September 15 respecting capability shortfalls in the NATO Response Force. These meetings will take place at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium.
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| A tribute to victims of terrorist attacks |
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A tribute was paid on 11 September 2006 to all victims of terrorist attacks at a commemorative ceremony which took place at NATO Headquarters.
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| Conference on the future of NATO
and the broader Middle East region |
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The NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) co-sponsored a conference on: “NATO, the Mediterranean and the Broader Middle East: The Future”, which took place in London on 11 September 2006.
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| Moldova exercise tests crisis missions |
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Some 1,000 personnel from NATO and Partner countries will practice conducting joint crisis response and humanitarian assistance operations during a exercise in Moldova, 11 to 29 September.
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| NATO moves to acquire C-17 strategic airlift aircraft |
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On 12 September, a Letter of Intent was publicly released by 13 NATO Allies to launch contract negotiations for the purchase of C-17 transport aircraft. |
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| Riga Summit to send signal on enlargement |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the upcoming Alliance Summit in Riga will send a signal on enlargement, after meeting with the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1), Nikola Gruevski.
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| NATO Allies and Partners agree a Memorandum of Understanding on crisis assistance
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On 13 September, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding, which aims at improving the speed and efficiency of assistance to victims of humanitarian crises or disasters.
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| First meeting of NATO transformation chiefs |
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The first ever meeting of chiefs of transformation from NATO countries, held at Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, US, wrapped up on 13 September 2006.
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| Secretary General welcomes Polish Afghanistan offer |
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The Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, today welcomed the Polish offer to increase its troop levels in Afghanistan in the coming months.
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| Ukraine Prime Minister visits NATO |
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Visiting NATO HQ on 14 September, the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, said there was no alternative today for the strategy that Ukraine has chosen in its relations with NATO. |
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| One millionth landmine destroyed in Serbia today |
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The one millionth landmine was destroyed today as part of an ongoing NATO Trust Fund project in Serbia . The ceremony to mark this important event was organized at the Technical Repair Bureau in Kragujevac. |
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| Further Australian support to NATO-ISAF's reconstruction efforts |
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Around 100 Australian soldiers have arrived in Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan as part of Australia's contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
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| Launch of counter-narcotics training sponsored by the NATO-Russia Council |
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The first training courses for Afghan law enforcement officers, under a pilot project launched by the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), are scheduled to begin on 15 and 25 September at training centres in Turkey and Russia.
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| Sixth edition of NATO day in Czech Republic |
On 16 September, the sixth annual NATO Day in Ostrava demonstrated to the general public the means the Czech Republic and its NATO Allies have at their disposal in providing security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area and beyond. The all-day programme offered exhibitions of military hardware, police and rescue technology, special units training, air displays and the chance to see up close the different kinds of equipment used by units. The organizers try to offer something special every year.
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| Russian ship flies NATO flag |
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The Russian Federation ship Pitliviy flew the NATO
flag as it joined the NATO naval force that monitors shipping and possible
threats in the Mediterranean as part of the Alliance’s Operation
Active Endeavour.
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| NATO Secretary General expresses great sorrow
at death of Canadian-ISAF soldiers |
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I would like to express my great sorrow at the death of four of our
Canadian-ISAF soldiers today. I send my most sincere condolences to
the families of the victims.
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| Afghan pre-deployment course held at NATO School |
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The NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany, has conducted the first pre-deployment course for personnel going to Afghanistan to serve in Provincial Reconstruction Teams,18 - 22 September. |
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| Contract Award for NATO’s Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence Programme |
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A key decision has been taken for NATO’s Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (ALTBMD) Programme. Marking a major milestone in Alliance efforts to field a “layered” theatre missile defence system providing protection for deployed NATO forces, a selection of an international consortium to build an Integration Test Bed puts NATO on track to have an initial operational capability by 2010.
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| First NATO-Afghan Student Forum |
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NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division will host its first NATO-Afghan Student Forum from 21 to 23 September 2006 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
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| NATO Ministers take forward Riga agenda |
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Meeting in New York in preparation for the upcoming NATO Summit in Riga, Foreign Ministers addressed the Alliance’s operation in Afghanistan, enlargement of NATO, strengthening NATO’s partnerships, intensified dialogue with Georgia and the situation in Darfur.
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| NATO offers Intensified Dialogue to Georgia |
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At the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in New York, on 21 September, the NATO Secretary General announced the decision to offer an Intensified Dialogue to Georgia. |
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| NATO-Afghan student forum forges bonds |
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A NATO-Afghan Student Forum, held at NATO HQ, 21-23 September, helped to bridge the gap between Afghanistan and NATO countries by giving students a chance to hear from each about the situation on the ground. |
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| Students practice NATO decision-making in Slovenia |
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From 25 to 29 September, students representing all 26 NATO countries are meeting in Portoro, Slovenia, to debate key issues on the Alliances agenda. |
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| NATO and Australia look to closer cooperation |
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Visiting NATO HQ on 25 September, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he looked forward to practical ways of building cooperation with NATO. |
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| NATO agrees to ISAF expansion across Afghanistan |
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On 28 September, the North Atlantic Council gave final authorisation for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (NATO-ISAF) to expand its area of operations to 14 additional provinces in the east of Afghanistan, boosting NATO’s presence and role in the country.
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| Model NATO “commits” to Afghanistan |
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Students at a Model NATO simulation seminar focused their discussion on NATO's mission in Afghanistan and reached consensus on committing additional troops to support the operation.
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| NATO transformation in focus at Portorož meeting |
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On the second day of meetings in Portorož, Slovenia, NATO Defence Ministers addressed the key issues on their transformation agenda.
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| Iraqi officers take part in NATO School courses |
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Forty seven students from Iraqs security forces were at the NATO School from 18 to 29 September 2006 as part of NATOs training assistance to Iraq.
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