• Major NATO maritime exercise gets underway
• Shipboard firefighting | Fighting fires on US Navy ships
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NATO launched one of its main maritime exercises on 25 September 2020 with more than 30 ships conducting manoeuvres off the coast of France. Exercise Dynamic Mariner will run until 8 October and will feature surface ships, submarines, maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters from seven NATO countries. (Story courtesy of Allied Maritime Command)
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In a face-to-face meeting on 23 September, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager stressed the importance of NATO-EU cooperation in addressing security challenges emerging from new technologies such as data, artificial intelligence and next generation networks.
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As part of his regular consultations with Greek and Turkish leaders, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by telephone with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 24 September 2020 about the Eastern Mediterranean.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by telephone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 23 September 2020 about the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on 23 September 2020 and commended the Spanish people for their resilience during the COVID-19 crisis.
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In a face-to-face meeting on 22 September, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde for Sweden’s contributions to international security and its long-standing partnership with NATO.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivered an online keynote speech on “Mapping the New Transatlantic Decade” at the 12th annual Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) Forum on 21 September 2020.
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In a face-to-face meeting at NATO Headquarters on 21 September, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau for his country’s significant commitment to NATO, including by hosting the US-led multinational battlegroup, contributing to missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and continuing to invest two percent of its GDP in defence.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian at NATO Headquarters on 21 September 2020 to discuss issues relevant to transatlantic security.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto to NATO Headquarters for the first time on 21 September.
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Cyber defence experts in North Macedonia have been training to improve the capacity of their country to respond to cyber threats.
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Shipboard firefighting drills are conducted regularly aboard naval vessels to keep the crew ready in case of emergencies. This training took place aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Gridley while it was still the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.
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