NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller began a two-day visit to Estonia on Friday (12 May 2017), stressing that Allied forces in Estonia are at the heart of NATO’s collective defence. Visiting British infantry troops at a training range in Tapa, the Deputy Secretary General said that all Allies stand united against any threat. The…
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NATO Chiefs of Defence to discuss counterterrorism
The Military Committee, NATO’s highest Military Authority, will meet in Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) Session on 17 May 2017, at the NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium. General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the Military Committee, will preside over the meeting. The Chiefs of Defence will discuss the challenging security environment on NATO’s Southern Flank and the Alliance’s…
Stoltenberg condemns violence in Skopje
“I strongly condemn yesterday’s attacks on members of Parliament in Skopje. Violence has no place in any parliament. I call on all political actors to show calm, restraint, and respect for the democratic process. Political dialogue is the only reasonable and appropriate way forward, and is in the best interest of all citizens of the…
NATO ‘understands’ US stirke on Syria
The US President Donald Trump received at the White House NATO Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday afternoon prior to their joint press conference. It was the first meeting between Stoltenberg and Trump, who had spoken on the phone twice previously. "In #NATO, America has the best friends & allies in the world" – @…
Montenegro to join NATO
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the expansion of NATO to allow Montenegro to join the alliance. As voting continued, the vote was 86 to 2 in favor of Montenegro’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The vote sends the issue to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature. https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/846830360549830656
NATO-Russia Council to resume its work
“Following consultations with the members of the NATO-Russia Council, I have invited them to a meeting at ambassadorial level,” says the announcement of the NATO headquarters in Brussels. .@jensstoltenberg announces next meeting of the #NATO-Russia Council on 30 March at NATO HQ in Brussels: https://t.co/asgUjcyBdu pic.twitter.com/7nGjuiXIa7 — Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) March 28, 2017 The…
Trump to visit NATO HQ in May
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a summit of the leaders of NATO on May 25 in Brussels, the White House confirmed. Trump’s will discuss a ragne of issues, including the need to increase NATO defence spending for fair share of the cost for the security umbrella for Europe. Trump surprised key European allies with his…
US signal NATO they mean business
Those NATO allies who brushed off the request of the US government to pay as agreed for common defence, might have been too superficial in their judgement. The U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip a meeting with NATO foreign ministers next month in order to stay home for a visit of China’s…
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