"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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| Expansion of NATO’s operation in
Afghanistan |
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On 5 October, the
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force has expanded its
operations to include the East of Afghanistan.
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| Statement by NATO Secretary General on
North Korea |
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I am gravely concerned by
reports that North Korea plans to test a nuclear weapon. Such a test
would pose a threat to peace and security in Asia and the world.
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| Secretary General to Chair High-Level
NATO-Ukraine consultations |
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The Secretary General of NATO, Mr.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Sintra, Portugal on
5 October 2006 to chair the fifth Informal High-Level
NATO-Ukraine Consultations with participation of Defence Ministers
and other senior officials from Ukraine and NATO countries.
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| Development funds for southern
Afghanistan |
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Between 5 and 7 million
USD have been committed by the aid agencies of the US, Canadian and
German Governments as part of the development phase of NATOs
Operation Medusa.
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| NATO officers lecture at Moscow Academy
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A two-week
course by NATO officers at Moscow Combined Arms Academy is part of a
programme of cooperation between Russian and NATO forces.
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| Kazakh Foreign Minister visits NATO |
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The Foreign
Minister of Kazakhstan, Kassymzhomart Tokayev, visited NATO HQ on 4
October, for talks on the implementation of his countrys Individual
Partnership Action Plan with NATO.
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| Iraqi officers take part in NATO School
courses |
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Forty seven
students from Iraq’s security forces were at the NATO School from 18
to 29 September 2006 as part of NATO’s training assistance to Iraq.
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| Transformation Command Industry Day in
Paris |
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Under the
leadership of NATOs Transformation Command, more than 200 NATO and
industry leaders gathered today in Paris to discuss the way ahead
for the partnership in the face of new demands on NATO operational
forces.
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