** Issue: 6/2007 Reviewing NATO-Ukraine cooperation on defence and security sector reform The NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Defence Reform (JWGDR) met at NATO Headquarters on 12 December to review the implementation of key initiatives in 2007 and discuss plans for 2008. more>> NATO-Ukraine foreign ministers meet Ukraine's Acting Foreign Minister Volodymyr Khandogiy attended a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission with Allied counterparts at NATO Headquarters on 7 December. Ministers took stock of ...Continue Reading

** Issue ¹ 6/2007 AllianceÂ’s statement on the Russian FederationÂ’s “suspension” of its CFE obligations NATO Allies deeply regret that the Russian Federation has proceeded with its intention to unilaterally “suspend” implementation of CFE Treaty obligations as of 12 December 2007. more>>   NATO-Russia seminar on nuclear weapons incidents and accidents Nuclear experts from Russia and NATO countries exchanged views on the prevention of nuclear weapons ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:17:00 -0600 Presenter: Commanding General Multinational Division, Baghdad and 1st Cavalry Division, Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil December 17, 2007 DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.             BRYAN WHITMAN (deputy assistant secretary of Defense): Sorry about the brief delay, but I think ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with William Anderson at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:18:00 -0600 Presenter: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics William Anderson December 12, 2007 DoD News Briefing with William Anderson at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.             (Note: This event was fed in progress from the source.)         ...Continue Reading

DoD Press Briefing with DoD Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington Va. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:18:00 -0600 Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell December 12, 2007 DoD Press Briefing with DoD Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington Va.             MR. MORRELL: Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to see you all today.   &nb ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)139 12 December 2007 ALLIANCE*Â’S STATEMENT ON THE *RUSSIAN FEDERATION*Â’S “SUSPENSION” * OF THEIR CFE OBLIGATIONS*   1.         NATO Allies deeply regret that the Russian Federation has proceeded with its intention to unilaterally “suspend” implementation of CFE Treaty obligations as of 12 December 2007.   2.         This *is particularly disappointing because, as ...Continue Reading

** 10 -16 December 2007 7 Dec . 2007 Afghanistan and Kosovo remain NATO's priority NATO Foreign Ministers began their discussion on 7 October in Brussels on the Alliance commitment in Kosovo and the situation in Afghanistan, including its political and military dimension.More... 7 Dec. 2007 NATO Ministers consult with Partners After the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, NATO Ministers were first joined by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Mo ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)138 12 December 2007 STATEMENT BY THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE TERRORIST*  ATTACKS IN *ALGERIA**  * I condemn in the strongest possible terms this heinous act of terrorism which has killed innocent civilians and targeted the Supreme Court of Algeria and the United Nations. NATO stands together with its Mediterranean Dialogue partner Algeria to fight the scourge of world terrorism. End of mail ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)137 12 December 2007 MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AT OSCE, NATO WORKSHOP VALENCIA, Spain, 10 December 2007 - Water scarcity, land degradation and desertification are the focus of a workshop, organized jointly by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, the OSCE Spanish Chairmanship and the OSCE Office of the Co-ordinator for Economic and Environmental Activities, that started on 10 December in Valencia. Policymakers, scientists and experts from the Mediterranean region are t ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)136 10 December 2007 NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO TRAVEL TO *JAPAN**   The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Tokyo from 12 to 14 December. He will meet with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda , with Minister for  Foreign Affairs Mr. Masahiko Komura, with Minister of Defence Mr. Shigeru Ishiba and with members of the Japanese Parliament. The Secretary General will also address the Japanese Institute for International Affairs (JIIA) and students at the Keio Unive ...Continue Reading