"NATO Update" provides
up-to-date news
on NATO
activities and
events.
Conceived for
the general
public, it aims to give a
broad
overview of
Alliance-wide initiatives.
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| NATO condemns India attacks |
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In a letter to
the Ambassador of India to Belgium on 12 July, NATO Secretary
General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer expressed his condolences and
condemned the barbaric attacks in Mumbai and Srinagar on 11 July.
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| Statement on UK announcement to send more
personnel to Afghanistan |
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NATO Secretary General,
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer welcomes the United Kingdom Defence
Secretary’s announcement that the UK will strengthen its contingent
in Afghanistan.
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| Spain committed to NATO’s Afghanistan
mission |
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NATO Secretary
General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer praised the Spanish government for its
commitment to NATO’s Afghanistan mission during a visit to Madrid on
10 July.
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| Conference to examine NATO’s
transformation |
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A major
conference in London, 20-21 July, will bring together NATO
representatives, government and industry leaders as well as
academics to analyse the Alliance’s transformation. It will also
analyse NATO priorities for the years ahead.
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| NATO’s Riga Summit in focus in Greece |
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The political
preparations for the November NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia, were the
focus of a visit by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to
Athens on 7 July.
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| Albania honours NATO medical officer |
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Lt Col Dr.
Roberto Isabella, former head of a NATO Partnership for Peace
military medicine team in Tirana, was awarded the Medal for Special
Services during the 26th plenary meeting of NATO military medical
services, held early June in Florence in Italy.
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