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NATO Expands its Role Outside of Europe NPR: Morning Edition: [...] No firm date has been set, but NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is getting ready to expand its role in Afghanistan. About 6,000 new NATO troops are expected to arrive in the country by this summer. They’re part of an effort to help Afghanistan’s government expand its reach. [...] more AFGHANISTAN NATO Troops Secure Large Cache of Munitions in Afghanistan More than 15,000 munitions and explosives found in old Afghan bunkers –- the largest cache ever discovered in Afghanistan – will soon be destroyed, according to a State Department announcement. The entire stockpile of land mines, tons of dynamite, and other explosives and detonators are now in the possession of NATO troops that make up the International Security Assistance Force. more ENERGY SECURITY Energy Secretary, Central Europe Counterparts Meet in Hungary The importance of advancing sufficient, affordable, clean and reliable energy supplies was the subject of discussions among U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and his Central European counterparts during a March 17 meeting in Budapest, Hungary. more |
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Foreign Ministers Press Availability after Berlin Meeting March 30, 2006. more UNSC Permanent Members Discuss Iran Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting in Berlin with permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, plus Germany, to discuss a long-term strategy for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program as well as broader regional concerns. more U.N. Security Council Presidential Statement on Non-proliferation and Iran Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Washington, DC March 29, 2006. more NATO and Transatlantic Security
NATO: Where Is It Headed? Kurt Volker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA March 28, 2006. more Transatlantic Security: Addressing Global Challenges Together Volker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs University of San Francisco, Center for Public Service and the Common Good San Francisco, CA March 28, 2006. more |
USNATO Ambassador visits Macedonia, Croatia, Albania "Up at NATO Headquarters today we are talking about Trans-Atlantic issues of course, but we are also talking about Middle East challenges, we are talking about Africa, we are talking about energy security, we are talking about new challenges and opportunities in today’s Asia. The strategic-political-consultative function of NATO is growing, strengthening and deepening. We are also strengthening and broadening our partnerships". Ambassador Victoria Nuland Remarks and Question-Answer Session Army Hall - Skopje, Macedonia, March 8, 2006. more
HTV interview with Ambassador Nuland in Zagreb, Croatia, March 07, 2006. more U.S. Military Realignment U.S. Forces Leaving Iceland, Army Closing Luxembourg Site The U.S. has notified Iceland of plans to remove U.S. forces from the North Atlantic island nation by the end of September, and the Defense Department announced its departure from a storage site in Luxembourg. Both moves are part of a regional and global repositioning of U.S. forces. Several thousand U.S. troops also are departing Germany in 2006, but small operating bases and outposts are being opened in Romania, Bulgaria and elsewhere to reflect changes in global threats. more MISSILE DEFENSE Missile Defense Key Security Element, Says U.S. Official Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England’s Remarks at the 4th Annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference. Full Transcript
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NATO
Secretary General Visit
PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Secretary General, thanks for coming. We've just
had a wide-ranging discussion on a variety of issues, which is what
you'd expect when allies and friends come together. We discussed
Iraq, and I want to thank NATO for its involvement in helping train
Iraqi security forces so they can end up protecting the Iraqi people
from the -- from those who want to kill innocent life in order to
affect the outcome of that democracy. I want to thank you very much
for your strong involvement in Afghanistan. A NATO presence in
Afghanistan is really important. NATO was effective, and
that's one of the things that really important for our citizens to
understand, that our relationship with NATO is an important part of
helping us to win the war on terror. We also talked about Darfur and
the Sudan.
U.S., NATO
Outlining Priorities for November Summit in Latvia NATO’s
top priority for its November summit in Latvia is ensuring the
26-nation military alliance succeeds after taking over security
operations throughout Afghanistan, a senior U.S. diplomat says. Kurt
Volker, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and
Eurasian affairs, outlined several main topics to be discussed when
NATO heads of state meet November 28-29 in Riga, Latvia. Volker
listed the priorities during a March 28 speech at the U.S. Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
