⢠NATO Secretary General outlines âThe Road to Vilniusâ at Brussels Forum
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined preparations for the Vilnius Summit in July at the Brussels Forum on 24 May 2023. The Brussels Forum is an annual event organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
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The NATO-Ukraine Commission held a virtual meeting on 25 May 2023 with Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister of Ukraine. Participants discussed Ukraineâs needs and reconstruction plans, at a critical phase in Ukraineâs fight against Russiaâs full-fledged invasion and with the NATO Summit in Vilnius in just over six weeks.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Latvian Prime Minister KriÅ¡jÄnis KariÅÅ¡ to NATO Headquarters on 24 May 2023, thanking the Prime Minister for Latviaâs contributions to the Alliance, including leadership on defence spending, and deployments to maritime operations and missions in Kosovo and Iraq.
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On 25-26 May 2023, officials and experts from NATO and Ukraine met in Brussels to chart the way forward on their long-standing cooperation on science and technology. Within the framework of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Scientific and Environmental Cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and NATOâs Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, David van Weel, launched a NATO-Ukraine High-Level Innovation Dialogue.
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Lieutenant General José Antonio Agüero MartÃnez of Spain assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq on 24 May 2023 at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General Giovanni Maria Iannucci of Italy, who had been in post since May 2022.
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On 23 May 2023, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the European Union defence ministers in Brussels. The Secretary General stated NATO Allies and partners are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine.
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NATOâs Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanÄ addressed the Consultation, Command and Control Board (C3 Board) Spring Plenary meeting, which approved the Implementation Strategy for NATOâs Digital Transformation.
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On 22 May 2023, the NATO Military Committee held a meeting with its close partner Georgia. The discussion focused on the security situation in Georgia and its surrounding region, Georgiaâs ongoing contributions to NATO-led missions, operations and activities as well as the Enhanced Substantial NATO-Georgia Package.
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Photographs documenting the destruction caused by Russia's war against Ukraine and its impact on children are on display at NATO Headquarters.
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From 14 to 17 May 2023, a military delegation from NATOâs Cooperative Security Division, led by its Director, Lieutenant General Francesco Diella, travelled to Egypt to meet with senior diplomatic and military representatives to discuss their ongoing military cooperation and possibilities to deepen the existing partnership.
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanÄ addressed the Spring Conference of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Luxembourg on 22 May 2023. The Deputy Secretary General thanked Luxembourg for its contributions to NATO, particularly in space surveillance and satellite capabilities, and for providing strong support for Ukraine.
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Dozens of British Royal Marines landed on a beach north of Tallinn on 19 May 2023 testing the Alliesâ ability to rapidly deploy reinforcements to NATO forces in Estonia. The Royal Marines contingent is part of a 900-strong British force deployed to Estonia especially for exercise âSpring Storm 2023â.
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