New Year's Message by the NATO Secretary General
Let me, for the last time as NATO Secretary General, take this opportunity to wish you and yours my best wishes for the holiday season, and for a happy 2009.
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19 Dec. 2008
19 Dec. 2008
NATO presents 60 years of Alliance history
On 19 December, NATO launched its 60th anniversary web site featuring videos, documents, and images from NATO’s past. Among other activities, site visitors may browse photos of women soldiers from the 1950s, watch videos celebrating early NATO Allies, and attend the lectures of NATO’s Jamie Shea, who holds forth on Alliance history in his own online classroom.
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NATO Review latest edition
The latest edition of the NATO Review looks at Partnerships and the way they are evolving. Is partnership still enough for Finland, where a debate on full NATO membership has been taking place since the events of the summer? Do the Gulf States need something more than the partnership they already have? Could China be interested in a future link up with NATO? And how do partnerships give practical benefits? Montenegro's Defence Minister gives a few examples.
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero visits Azerbaijan
The NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero visited Azerbaijan on 16 December 2008 in order to meet with high - level officials and discuss issues of common interest in the context of Azerbaijan's Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO.
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NATO hands over counter-piracy operation to EU
Admiral Gumiero, Commander of the NATO counter-piracy Operation Allied Provider off the coast of Somalia, met with his EU counterpart, Commodore Papaioannou, to ensure a smooth transition to EU Operation ATALANTA on 14 December 2008.
12-13 Dec. 2008
Youth forum promotes dialogue and cooperation
NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) supports the second second Greek-Turkish Youth Initiative and South/East Forum, organized by the Turkish Euro-Atlantic Youth Committee (YATATURK) on 12-13 December 2008 in Istanbul.
12 Dec. 2008
Successful completion of NATO mission Operation Allied Provider
NATO completes its mission to escort World Food Programme (WFP) chartered vessels delivering humanitarian aid today. NATO provided an escort on eight occasions which resulted in the safe delivery of 30,000 metric tonnes of humanitarian aid to Somalia.
11-12 Dec. 2008
Moroccan policy-makers visit NATO
On 11 and 12 December 2008, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division organized a visit to NATO Headquarters of policy-makers from Morocco.
11 Dec. 2008
Over 100,000 merchant ships hailed by NATO in the Mediterranean
Operation Active Endeavour has reached a major milestone in its efforts to counter terrorism in the Mediterranean. Since the operation started in 2001, the NATO units assigned to the operation have contacted over 100,000 merchant ships.
More...10 Dec. 2008
North Atlantic Council meets with the Minister of the Interior of Afghanistan
On Wednesday 10th December 2008, the North Atlantic Council in ISAF format met with His Excellency Mr. Mohamad Hanif Atmar, recently appointed as Afghanistan’s Minister of the Interior.
10 Dec. 2008
High Level Opinion Leaders from ICI invited countries visit NATO
On 10 December 2008 the NATO Public Diplomacy Division organised a visit to NATO Headquarters of High Level Opinion Leaders from the Gulf Region.
9-12 Dec. 2008
Defence Leaders Forum highlights Information Technology’s role
NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency co-chaired the 2008 Defence Leaders Forum in Lisbon from 9 to 12 December, together with Microsoft Corporation and the Ministry of Defence of Portugal. The two-day event gathered more than 250 participants from NATO Partnership for Peace and Mediterranean Dialogue countries, as well as other nations supporting NATO operations, to discuss the role that Information Technology can play in supporting a comprehensive approach, and ensuring the safety and security of all citizens.
More...9-11 Dec. 2008
NATO train journeys through South-Eastern Europe
The NATO train is currently undertaking its second journey across South-Eastern Europe, on the route of the famous Orient Express, to carry out the message that there are no borders when it comes to security and cooperation.
9 Dec. 2008
President of Latvia visits NATO
The President of Latvia, Mr. Valdis Zatlers, visited NATO Headquarters on Tuesday 9th December. He met with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
9 Dec. 2008
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan visits NATO
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, visited NATO Headquarters on Tuesday 9th December 2008. He met with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
9 Dec. 2008
“NATO at 60: bigger, bolder, better?”
With the support of NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, four Washington-based think tanks (the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Atlantic Council, the Center for Technology and National Security Policy of the National Defense University, and the Center for Transatlantic Relations at SAIS) have partnered to host a series of high-level workshops on various challenges facing the Alliance.
8-12 Dec. 2008
Science workshop focuses on port and harbour security
A Science for Peace and Security (SPS) -funded workshop held in Opatija, Croatia, on 8-12 December addressed the challenge of better dovetailing human behaviour and technological systems with view to enhancing maritime domain awareness in harbour and port security.
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Dec. 2009
First disaster coordination exercise in Kosovo
It is with a catastrophic scenario of a powerful earthquake hitting northern Kosovo that the Multinational Task Force North ran a major security simulation from 8 to 12 December 2008. A first in the Kosovar landscape, the seminar gathered civil and military representatives to elaborate common procedures in case of a major disaster.
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High level opinion leaders from the Atlantic Forum of Israel visit NATO
On 8 December 2008 the NATO Public Diplomacy Division organized a visit to NATO Headquarters of High Level Opinion Leaders from the Atlantic Forum of Israel.
5 Dec. 2008
The lights are on in Garmsir, Helmand Province
After a long and difficult struggle for freedom from Taliban rule, the lights are finally shining in Garmsir. In an area where drug trafficking and smuggling remains a problem, the shopkeepers and traders of Garmsir are returning to ‘business as usual’.
5 Dec. 2008
“French soldiers in the heart of Afghanistan”
In cooperation with the French Army, NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division has put together a photography exhibition on French soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Entitled “French soldiers in the heart of Afghanistan”, the exhibition traces France’s involvement in the Afghan theatre since 2003.
4 Dec. 2008
High level journalists from Israel visit NATO
On 4 December 2008 the NATO Public Diplomacy Division organized a visit to NATO Headquarters of high-level journalists from Israel.
More...3-5 Dec. 2008
Securing the food and water chain infrastructure
A NATO Advanced Research Workshop on security threats to food and water chain infrastructure was held in Vienna on 3-5 December 2008, with the aim to strengthen and reinforce prevention and response programmes.
3-4 Dec. 2008
NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Tunisia
On 3-4 December 2008, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, H. E. Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero paid his first official visit to Tunisia and held bilateral talks with the Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Abdelwaheb Abdallah and with the Defense Minister H.E. Mr. Kamel Morjane.
3 Dec. 2008
Allies discuss relations with Ukraine and Georgia and send a signal to Russia
As tasked by the Heads of State and Government in Bucharest, Allied Ministers discussed progress made by Ukraine and Georgia towards meeting membership requirements and discussed best ways to assist with their reforms.
3 Dec. 2008
NATO Foreign Ministers address Afghanistan, Kosovo and piracy
NATO Foreign Ministers held discussions on the Alliance’s engagement in Afghanistan during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on 3 December 2008.
2 Dec. 2008
Foreign Ministers review progress in Mediterranean Dialogue
NATO Foreign Ministers met with their Mediterranean Dialogue partners during a ministerial working lunch on 2 December. This was the third meeting of the NATO Foreign Ministers in the framework of the MD, following those which took place in December 2004 and 2007 in Brussels.
1-3 Dec.
2008
MD and ICI press tour for MD Ministers meeting
On 1-3 December 2008 the NATO Public Diplomacy Division organised a three-day press tour at NATO Headquarters for journalists from the main media organisations in the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries, including from invited countries Oman and Saudi Arabia.
1-3 Dec. 2008
NATO cosponsors Afghan movie festival in Estonia
Afghan movies and movie-makers were at the forefront of a three-day film festival entitled “Silk Road Hot Spots”, itself part of the 12th Tallin Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia. The event was organized by the Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association and cosponsored by NATO and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1 Dec. 2008
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia visits NATO
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Mr. Stephen Smith, visited NATO Headquarters on Monday 1st December 2008. He met the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
