"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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| Visit of senior Afghan Parliamentary delegation
to NATO |
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On 12 March 2007, a senior
Afghan delegation, led by Mr. Younus Qanooni, Speaker of the Afghan
Parliament, visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
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| Major operation progresses in southern
Afghanistan |
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NATO-led and Afghan forces are
making progress with Operation Achilles, the largest ground
operation to date in southern Afghanistan, launched on 6 March at
the request of the Afghan authorities.
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| Nuclear weapons accident-response exercise
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Observers from Russia and NATO
member countries will attend a Nuclear Weapons Accident Response
Capabilities Demonstration Exercise in France on 20 and 21 March.
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| Further contributions to NATO's Afghanistan
mission |
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Several NATO countries are
increasing their contributions to the Alliance-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
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| Kazakh and UK scientists win prestigious NATO
Science Prize |
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The NATO Science Partnership
Prize for 2007 will be awarded to scientists from Kazakhstan and the
United Kingdom for excellent collaboration in a NATO-sponsored
project on radiological risk in Kazakhstan. The Prize will be
awarded by the NATO Deputy Secretary General in a ceremony at NATO
Headquarters on Thursday, 22 March 2007.
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| Video briefing by Secretary General |
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In his latest video briefing,
the NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, talks about
NATO's largest ground operation in Afghanistan, NATO's policy on
Kosovo and the ongoing discussions on missile defence.
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| NATO officer receives Ukrainian honour |
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An officer from NATO’s
Transformation Command has became the first non-Ukrainian military
officer to receive a medal from the country’s Ministry of Defence,
for his work in helping Ukraine’s military become better aligned
with NATO initiatives.
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