| 4 Dec. 2006 |
| Kazakh President discusses regional stability at NATO |
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Increasing stability in Central Asia was on the agenda during the
visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to NATO Headquarters
on 4 December.
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| 5 Dec. 2006 |
| NATO-supported destruction of landmines on track in Belarus |
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A ceremony on 5 December in Borisov marked the destruction of 177,200
anti-personnel landmines as part of NATO's Partnership for Peace
Trust Fund project in Belarus.
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| 6 Dec. 2006 |
| President of Croatia looks to 2008 during visit to NATO |
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The President of Croatia, Stjepan Mesic, visited NATO Headquarters
on 6 December to discuss with the NATO Secretary General, Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer, his country’s progress towards NATO membership.
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| 7 Dec. 2006 |
| Armenia signs agreement on emergency transport |
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Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian visited NATO Headquarters
on 7 December to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the Facilitation
of Vital Civil Cross Border Transport.
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| 7 Dec. 2006 |
| NATO's operations command changes hands |
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US Army Gen. John Craddock
became the 15th Supreme Allied Commander Europe during a ceremony held
at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Casteau,
Belgium, December 7, 2006.
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| 11 Dec. 2006 |
| NATO-ISAF destroys weapons caches in Afghanistan |
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A significant number of weapons and ammunition were recently turned in
by local Afghans or collected during a series of operations by NATO-led
troops in eastern Afghanistan.
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| 12 Dec. 2006 |
| 50th Anniversary of the Report of the Committee of Three on Non-Military Co-operation in NATO |
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption by the North Atlantic Council in ministerial session of the Report of the Committee of Three on Non-Military Co-operation in NATO, the NATO Archives is posting online the complete collection of the documents produced by the Committee of Three between June and November 1956.
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| 12 Dec. 2006 |
| NATO – Kuwait conference on cooperation with Gulf countries |
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On 12 December 2006, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the Government
of Kuwait co-sponsored an International Conference on “NATO and Gulf
Countries: Facing Common Challenges Through the Istanbul Cooperation
Initiative", which took place in Kuwait City.
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| 12 Dec. 2006 |
| Resettlement Information and Consultation Point for the Ukrainian Navy |
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With NATO support, a Resettlement Information and Consultation Point was opened at the Ukrainian naval headquarters at Sebastopol, Crimea, on 12 December 2006, to help former navy personnel find jobs in the civilian sector. |
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| 14 Dec. 2006 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia join
NATO Partnership for Peace |
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NATO gained three new partners
on 14 December 2006, with the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
and Serbia to the Alliance’s Partnership for Peace Programme.
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| 14 Dec. 2006 |
| Georgia begins Intensified Dialogue with NATO |
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The first round of consultations between NATO and Georgian officials
in the context of Georgia's "Intensified Dialogue" on its membership
aspirations and related reforms took place on 14 December.
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| 15 Dec. 2006 |
| Visit of Afghan delegation to NATO Headquarters
and Joint Force Command Brunssum |
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From 13 to 15 December 2006, an Afghan delegation visited NATO Headquarters and Joint Force Command Brunssum.
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| 15 Dec. 2006 |
| Secretary General discusses Darfur with US envoy |
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On 15 December, the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,
met with Ambassador Andrew Natsios, US Special Envoy to Darfur.
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| 15 Dec. 2006 |
| Five years of NATO’s Mediterranean counter-terrorist operation |
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Over the past five years, as part of the counter-terrorist operation Active Endeavour, NATO ships have been patrolling the Mediterranean and have monitored some 83,000 ships.
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| 19 Dec. 2006 |
| NATO opens Military Liaison Office in Belgrade |
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On 18 December NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo opened a military liaison office in Belgrade in the presence of Serbian Defence Minister Zoran Stankovic.
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| 20 Dec. 2006 |
| End of year message by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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As we are approaching the end of this year and are getting ready for Christmas and the New Year, often among our loved ones, I would like to convey to you a few personal thoughts on our NATO family.
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| 29 Dec. 2006 |
| Poland joins NATO’s ‘eyes in the sky’ |
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On 29 December 2006, Poland formally joined 15 other NATO countries that contribute to and manage NATO’s fleet of NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) radar aircraft, also known as AWACS.
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