"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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| Counting down to NATO’ Riga Summit |
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Heads of state
and government from the 26 NATO member countries will meet in the
Latvian capital Riga, 28-29 November, to chart the way ahead for the
Alliance’s operations, transformation and partnerships.
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| Statement by NATO Secretary General |
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Like other
representatives of the international community I am profoundly
shocked and appalled by news of the brutal assassination of Mr.
Pierre Gemayel, Lebanese Minister of Industry.
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| Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister meets NATO
Secretary General |
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The Deputy
Prime Minister of Iraq, Barham Salih, visited NATO Headquarters on
21 November, to meet with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer.
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| New NATO intelligence technology on trial in
Greece |
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NATO tested new methods
for conducting joint intelligence operations in Trial Spartan Hammer
in Greece, 2-16 November 2006.
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| NATO-led forces aid flood victims in
Afghanistan |
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NATO-ISAF
forces have launched a large-scale relief mission in Badghis
Province, western Afghanistan, where 50 Afghans are reported dead,
100 missing and 250 homes destroyed due to heavy flooding.
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| Qatar's Emir pays first visit to NATO |
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On 17 November, the
Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa
Al-Thani, visited NATO Headquarters to meet with NATO Secretary
General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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| NATO trains the trainers in Iraq |
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NATO’s Training Mission
in Iraq has helped to design course to train and educate Iraqi
instructors who will then train officer cadets at the Iraqi Military
Academies.
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| First visit by top Pakistani officer to
NATO |
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The Pakistan Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Ehsan ul Haq, discussed
increasing military cooperation with NATO, as well as efforts to
bring stability to Afghanistan, during a historic first visit to
NATO Headquarters.
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