NATO Chief delivers speech in Paris
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited the Ecole Militaire in Paris where he delivered an address at the conference “France, European Defence and NATO in the 21st century”, organised by the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, under the patronage of the President of the French Republic.
US Vice President consults with allies on Afghanistan
The Vice-president of the United States, Joseph Biden, met today with the North Atlantic Council to discuss the main challenges ahead inAfghanistan and consult with NATO allies on the ongoing US strategic policy review towards Afghanistan and Pakistan.
NATO and partners focus on Comprehensive Approach
Senior representatives from NATO met with their counterparts from 41 partner countries and non-NATO troop contributing nations at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels on 6 March, to discuss how NATO contributes to a Comprehensive Approach, namely how to improve the coherent application of its crisis management instruments and better cooperate with other actors in order to complement and mutually reinforce each others’ efforts.
ACT prepares Albania and Croatia for NATO membership
The Republics of Albania and Croatia are expected to accede into NATO during the Strasbourg/Kehl Summit early April. Their accession and upcoming integration phases are long-term efforts that require focused and tailored military support from across the NATO command and force structures.
New on NATO TV: Foreign Ministers meeting
NATO Foreign Ministers reviewed the current situation in Afghanistan and reached agreement to formally resume the NATO-Russia Council meetings, in Brussels, on 5 March.
NATO at 60 – Exploring NATO’s past through its archives
On 13 March 2009, the NATO Archives Committee will celebrate NATO’s 60th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the Archives’ establishment with a commemorative event at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
