"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 boosts efforts in Afghanistan |
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Meeting in Riga at the highest
political level, NATO Heads of State and Government strengthened
their commitment to NATO’s Afghanistan mission, but also called for
broader international engagement.
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| NATO Response Force declared fully
operational |
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At the Summit meeting in Riga,
29 November, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer announced
that NATO’s cutting-edge Response Force is at full operational
capability.
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| NATO sets priorities for new capabilities for
next 15 years |
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Meeting in Riga, NATO Heads of
State and Government endorsed the Comprehensive Political Guidance,
a major policy document that sets out the priorities for all
Alliance capability issues, planning disciplines and intelligence
for the next 10 to 15 years.
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| New countries could be invited to join NATO
in 2008 |
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At the Riga Summit, NATO Heads
of State and Government declared that the Alliance intends to extend
further invitations to countries that meet NATO standards to join
NATO at the next Summit, in 2008.
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| Alliance offers partnership to Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro |
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The NATO Secretary General
announced at the Riga Summit that the Alliance has agreed to offer
the Partnership for Peace programme to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro and Serbia.
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| NATO launches training initiative for
Mediterranean and Middle East |
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At the second day of the Riga
Summit, NATO leaders launched a Training Cooperation Initiative
offering to share NATO training expertise with partners in the
Mediterranean and in the broader region of the Middle East.
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| Alliance honours veterans of operations |
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On 29 November, at the beginning
of the formal session of their Summit meeting, NATO Heads of State
and Government paid tribute to veterans of NATO operations.
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| NATO on track for 2010 theatre missile
defence |
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On 28 November, a contract has
been signed that puts NATO on track for having, by 2010, a system to
protect troops on missions against ballistic missiles.
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| NATO Secretary General addresses Riga
conference |
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In a keynote speech at a major
conference on the margins of the NATO Summit, NATO Secretary General
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer outlined his vision for the way ahead for
NATO.
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| The Young Leaders presented their Proposals
for the NATO Secretary General |
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On 28 November, the participants
of the Young Leaders Forum have finalised their proposals and handed
them to the NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
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| C17 airlift capability for NATO
displayed |
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer, the President of Latvia, Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga, and
senior Alliance military officials attended a display of C17 airlift
capability in Riga on 27 November.
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