"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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          | Georgian President visits NATO HQ  |  
        
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            Georgia’s reform efforts, the 
            situation in the region and relations with NATO were the focus of a 
            meeting between the NATO Secretary General and President Mikheil 
            Saakashvili, 27 February. 
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          | High-level talks to focus on enhancing 
            NATO-Russia defence cooperation  |  
        
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            Forward-looking discussions on 
            NATO-Russia defence and military cooperation will take place at a 
            high-level meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 28 February. 
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          | Reconstruction progress in Afghanistan  |  
        
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            It may only be a 150-meter flood 
            protection wall outside Dumlam Village in Laghman Province, but its 
            completion on 21 February signified a turning point in an area once 
            gripped by extremists. 
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          | Key test for important NATO reconnaissance 
            technology |  
        
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            Important technology for 
            aerospace intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance is being 
            tested in a major simulation exercise, MAJEX 2007, in The Hague, 26 
            February - 16 March.
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          | NATO leaders visit Afghanistan  |  
        
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            NATO Secretary General Jaap de 
            Hoop Scheffer and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General John 
            Craddock, visited Afghanistan on 22 and 23 February, making an 
            extensive tour of bases throughout the country. 
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