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| NATO Transformation: Revitalization for the Future. Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2-4 November 2006 |
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As part of the preparations for NATO's upcoming Summit in Riga, Latvia, the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada will host the flagship conference: "NATO Transformation: Revitalization for the Future."
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| Afghanistan reconstruction in focus at NATO meeting |
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NATO hosted on 2 November an informal meeting on Afghanistan reconstruction with senior representatives from the UN, EU, World Bank and the Partner countries that contribute forces to NATO’s Afghanistan mission.
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| New NATO intelligence technology on trial in Greece |
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NATO tested new methods for conducting joint intelligence operations in Trial Spartan Hammer in Greece, 2-16 November 2006. |
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| Secretary General discusses Riga Summit in Copenhagen |
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The upcoming NATO Summit in Riga, the Alliance’s Afghanistan mission and NATO-EU relations were the focus of a visit by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop to Copenhagen on 3 November.
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Six steps needed to counter instability,
says NATO chief |
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In a major speech in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer outlined six steps NATO needs to take in order to defend its members against global threats.
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| NATO-ISAF supports education in Afghanistan |
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NATO’s Provincial Reconstruction Teams continue to provide support to the education sector in Afghanistan.
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| NATO-supported pesticide destruction project
opens in Moldova |
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The opening ceremony of the NATO-OSCE Trust Fund project for the destruction of dangerous pesticides in Moldova was held on 7 November in Chisinau.
The event was attended by Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin and other high-level officials from Moldova, NATO, the OSCE and the contributing countries. |
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| President of Azerbaijan addresses NATO Council |
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The President of Azerbaijan, lham Aliyev, visited NATO HQ on 8 November to discuss NATO-Azerbaijan relations as well as regional security issues. |
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| NATO and Kabul police capture bomb plotters |
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Kabul City Police, with the support of NATO-ISAF, have dismantled a criminal bomb-making cell responsible for bomb attacks in the Afghan capital. |
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| Technologies for countering improvised explosive devices demonstrated in Madrid |
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Cutting-edge technologies to protect NATO forces against improvised explosive devices were the focus of a symposium and demonstration held in Madrid, 8-9 November 2006. |
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| Secretary General visits Lithuania |
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NATO’s Afghanistan mission and the upcoming Alliance Summit in Riga, Latvia, were the focus of a visit by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to Vilnius, 10 November.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Estonia |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer discussed the agenda of the upcoming Summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in Riga, Latvia, during a visit to Talinn, 10 November.
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| Statement on “referendum” and “presidential elections” in South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region of Georgia |
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On behalf of NATO, I join other international leaders in rejecting the so-called “referendum” and “elections” conducted in the South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region of Georgia. Such actions serve no purpose other than to exacerbate tensions in the South Caucasus region.
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| Riga Summit in focus during Hungary visit |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Budapest on 13 November, as part of the continuing political preparations for upcoming NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia.
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| NATO’s highest military body concludes
meetings in Brussels in the lead up to the Riga Summit |
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NATO’s Chiefs of Defence wrapped up two days
of formal meetings at Alliance Headquarters to shape and confirm the
Military Committee’s consensus-based advice that will inform military-related
discussions at the Riga Summit.
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| First visit by top Pakistani officer to
NATO |
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The Pakistan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Ehsan
UI Haq, discussed increasing military cooperation with NATO, as well
as efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan, during a historic first
visit to NATO Headquarters.
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| Qatar's Emir pays first visit to NATO |
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On 17 November, the Emir of
the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani,
visited NATO Headquarters to meet with NATO Secretary General Jaap
de Hoop Scheffer.
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| Secretary General visits Romania |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Bucharest on Thursday, 16 November, as part of the continuing preparations for the Riga Summit.
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| NATO trains the trainers in Iraq |
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NATO’s Training Mission in Iraq has helped to design course to train and educate Iraqi instructors who will then train officer cadets at the Iraqi Military Academies. |
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| NATO-led forces aid flood victims in Afghanistan |
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NATO-ISAF forces have launched a large-scale relief mission in Badghis Province, western Afghanistan, where 50 Afghans are reported dead, 100 missing and 250 homes destroyed due to heavy flooding.
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| Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister meets NATO Secretary General |
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The Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Barham Salih, visited NATO Headquarters on 21 November, to meet with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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| Statement by NATO Secretary General |
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Like other representatives of the international community I am profoundly shocked and appalled by news of the brutal assassination of Mr. Pierre Gemayel, Lebanese Minister of Industry.
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| NATO Secretary General visits Netherlands |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer continued his round of visits to NATO member countries ahead of the Riga Summit with a visit to The Hague on 23 November.
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| C17 airlift capability for NATO displayed |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the President of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, and senior Alliance military officials attended of a display of C17 airlift capability in Riga on 27 November. |
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| NATO boosts efforts
in Afghanistan |
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Meeting in Riga at the highest political level, NATO Heads
of State and Government strengthened their commitment to NATO’s Afghanistan
mission, but also called for broader international engagement.
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| NATO on track for 2010 theatre missile defence |
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On 28 November, a contract has been signed that puts NATO on track for having, by 2010, a system to protect troops on missions against ballistic missiles.
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| NATO Secretary General addresses Riga conference |
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In a keynote speech at a major conference on the margins of the NATO Summit in Riga, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer outlined his vision for the way ahead for NATO.
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| NATO sets priorities for new capabilities for next 15 years |
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Meeting in Riga, NATO Heads of State and Government endorsed the Comprehensive Political Guidance, a major policy document that sets out the priorities for all Alliance capability issues, planning disciplines and intelligence for the next 10 to 15 years.
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| Alliance
honours veterans of operations |
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On 29 November, at the beginning of the formal session of their Summit meeting, NATO Heads of State and Government paid tribute to veterans of NATO operations.
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| NATO Response Force declared fully operational |
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At the Summit meeting in Riga, 29 November, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer announced that NATO’s cutting-edge Response Force is at full operational capability.
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| New countries could be invited to join NATO in 2008 |
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At the Riga Summit, NATO Heads of State and Government declared that the Alliance intends to extend further invitations to countries that meet NATO standards to join NATO at the next Summit, in 2008. |
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| Alliance offers partnership to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro |
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The NATO Secretary General announced at the Riga Summit that the Alliance has agreed to offer the Partnership for Peace programme to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
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| NATO launches training initiative for Mediterranean and Middle East |
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On the second day of the Riga Summit, NATO leaders launched a Training Cooperation Initiative offering to share NATO training expertise with partners in the Mediterranean and in the broader region of the Middle East.
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