Issue ¹ 1/07Launch of e-newsletter and new web pages!
This is the first NATO-Russia e-newsletter, which will be sent out every two months (or more frequently, depending upon the volume of stories). It is compiled from stories published on the new NATO-Russia web page on our web site (www.nato.int/issues/nato-russia/index.html), which features up-to-date stories as well as background information about NATO's cooperation with Russia.
Good progress in NATO-Russia counter-narcotics training initiative
The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Pilot Project for Counter-Narcotics Training of
Afghan and Central Asian Personnel is set to make further progress in 2007,
building on a good start last year. more>>
Winter Academy in Yekaterinburg
The Ural State University in Yekaterinburg was the venue for a lively
and remarkable discussion on key security issues, when it hosted the annual
Winter Academy during the last week in February. more>>
High-level talks focus on enhancing NATO-Russia defence cooperation
Defence and military experts from NATO member countries and Russia met in
Vilnius on 28 February to share views on opportunities and challenges in
deepening NATO-Russia defence cooperation, in particular in enhancing the
ability of Russian and NATO forces to work together in military operations. more>>
NATO Defence Ministers discuss in Seville
On 8 and 9 february, NATO Defence Ministers met in Seville, Spain to
discuss NATOÂ’s operations, transformation and relations with Partners. At the
opening session of their informal meeting on the first day, deliberations
focused on NATOÂ’s missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan. more>>