"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 Foreign Ministers to meet |
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11 Jan.
2007 - To mark a busy beginning of the new year, the Allies
decided to convene a meeting of Foreign Ministers to focus primarily
on Afghanistan and Kosovo. It will take place at NATO HQ on 26
January.
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| NATO Secretary General’s term extended |
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10 Jan.
2007 - On 10 January, the North Atlantic Council decided to
extend the Secretary General’s tenure of office to enable him to
prepare and preside over the events marking the 60th anniversary of
the Alliance in 2009.
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| Latvian official receives NATO medal |
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10 Jan.
2007 - During the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, 10
January, the NATO Secretary General presented Mr. Edgars Rinkevics,
Latvian State Secretary, with the NATO Meritorious Service Medal.
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| New Iraqi officers graduate |
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10 Jan.
2007 - In December, some 200 new officers graduated from the
NATO-supported Iraqi Military Academy after successfully completing
a demanding 12-month course.
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| Disarmament assistance in Afghanistan |
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10 Jan.
2007 - Lithuanian troops from the NATO-led force in
Afghanistan recently assisted authorities in the disbandment of
illegally armed groups in the west of the country.
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| Chinese official visits NATO HQ |
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11 Jan.
2007 - On 9 January, the Assistant Secretary General for
Political Affairs, Ambassador Martin Erdmann, met at NATO HQ in
Brussels with the Chinese Director General for European Affairs, Mr.
Li Ruiyu.
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