http://www.nato.intWhat´s new at NATO Headquarters?enNATONATO Defence Ministers discussed the security situation in Kosovo during talks at NATO headquarters on Wednesday (10 October). They affirmed that KFOR continues to play an indispensible role in Kosovo. Allies were joined in their meeting by Ministers from non-NATO troop contributing nations and a senior European Union representative.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90631.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13a49b61185-746e483a20efd9e10 Oct. 2012Allied nations are actively looking to improve their defence capabilities through smarter spending and improved cooperation, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90619.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13a46c57ae8-25aa2ac49951c94209 Oct. 2012NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit New York from 25 to 27 September to attend the United Nations General Assembly.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90138.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139f84dc991-2b9e3efe718604d424 Sep. 2012On 21 September NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Springfield Commission on International Visitors in Springfield, Illinois.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90122.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139ecd16525-f4a42f44b607833e22 Sep. 2012Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with the President of Albania Bujar Nishani at NATO Headquarters and thanked him for his country’s contribution to the Alliance’s collective defence and operations.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90052.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139d9e04e8f-94c72e1a8a51753c18 Sep. 2012NATO is fully committed to its strategy in Afghanistan despite recent challenges, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told journalists in Brussels on 18 September.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90077.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139da2e99e9-27ecb7d8ba7d9c7018 Sep. 2012The President of Albania, Mr. Bujar Nishani will visit NATO Headquarters on Tuesday 18 September 2012. He will meet the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90044.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139d44b2655-3357066978d31da817 Sep. 2012Bucharest - NATO’s Military Committee, the highest military decision-making forum, will meet in Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) session from 14-16 September, in Sibiu. The meeting of the 28 CHODs will be hosted by Lieutenant General Ştefan Dănilă, Romanian CHOD, to discuss ongoing NATO operations and other key issues on NATO’s agenda.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89990.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139be851b5c-6cdc9355934213d813 Sep. 2012Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow will visit Riga on Friday, 14 September NATO 2012.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_90010.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139c0403346-3d38c34943663ded13 Sep. 2012I strongly condemn the attack on the US mission in Benghazi which led to the tragic loss of four Americans, including the Ambassador. Such violence can never be justified. I offer my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives and my thoughts are with those who are injured.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89939.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139ba41ce79-cd61d9c38fd93c0d12 Sep. 2012The 11th edition of the Transatlantic Trends survey has been published on 12 September 2012. Ahead of the report’s release, officials from the German Marshall Fund previewed some of the key findings to members of delegations and the International Staff at NATO HQ. The latest version of the annual public opinion survey shows continued support for NATO on both sides of the Atlantic, with a majority of Americans and Europeans believing that the Alliance is vital to the security of their countries.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89987.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139bb6e9cce-c3f03d2e34db14e512 Sep. 2012The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) will conduct the consequence management field exercise “Georgia - 2012” from 22 to 28 September 2012 around Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89953.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139badb862d-3f3e00469ce8736812 Sep. 2012The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nikola Poposki and the Minister of Defence, Mr. Fatmir Besimi of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¹, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday 12 September 2012. They will meet with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89932.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139b5e0236b-5658fc3b3a37d89911 Sep. 2012The NATO Spokesperson will hold a press briefing in Brosio Room (NATO HQ) on 12 September 2012 at 14h00. She will be joined by General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), who will focus his last media opportunity in NATO Brussels as SACT on the main issues ongoing in the field of Transformation especially his role as Special Envoy of the NATO Secretary General for Smart Defense.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89875.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139b08a8cda-d4c44f13f7719fb010 Sep. 2012NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen commended Azerbaijan for its progress in defence reforms and called for closer security cooperation during his first visit to the country on Friday.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89780.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1399f627c46-6f8d3de7c25ae4ff07 Sep. 2012Kyiv, 7 September 2012, - Gen. Knud Bartels, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, visited Ukraine from 5 to 7 September for a series of high level talks on Ukraine Defence reform and NATO-Ukraine operational cooperation.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89834.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139a0f8f65a-67b0bffc9c1038b707 Sep. 2012NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praised Georgia for its strong commitment to NATO and to democratic reforms during a visit to the country on Thursday. The Secretary General said Georgia’s reforms are bringing the country closer to NATO. “Georgia is a special partner for NATO and a model of commitment,” he said after talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi. The Secretary General also addressed the Annual Session of the Georgian Ambassadors.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89740.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1399bd0ca1c-dd1db82eb6f42a2206 Sep. 2012NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Azerbaijan on Friday, 7 September 2012, as part of regional trip to the South Caucasus region.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89734.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1399acc7b4e-e3a953f3fdcb814406 Sep. 2012NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Alliance wants to forge an even closer partnership with Armenia during his first visit to the country on Thursday.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89732.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1399b032f16-912be33554bdc0ea06 Sep. 2012Due to a technical delay in the arrival in Yerevan, the NATO Secretary General’s programme in Armenia has been changed as follows.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89717.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139951cf20b-4c8c76ca486d94a005 Sep. 2012NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Georgia on Thursday, 6 September 2012, as part of a regional trip in the South Caucasus region.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89728.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13997627bc2-46a073ccf138c90f05 Sep. 2012http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89720.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13995d76eb0-4d381cc275a1c30b05 Sep. 2012NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has appointed Norwegian diplomat Mari Skåre as his Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89583.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1396857e3a1-bc0e7e7bffbbbb0728 Aug. 2012The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed a group of visiting high school students that were victims of the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan on 11 March 2011.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89653.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1396da7bfc5-9565200512233e5428 Aug. 2012On 13 August 2012, the armed boarding team of the Dutch naval vessel HNLMS Rotterdam freed a pirated vessel in the Gulf of Aden and detained six suspected pirates.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89538.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-139251a4e64-b894a45846e534ae14 Aug. 2012NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has appointed Ambassador Maurits R. Jochems as the next NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89462.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13900868b4a-572d922c482ff13707 Aug. 2012General Sir Richard Shirreff, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, headed up a NATO delegation that visited Ukraine from 23 to 27 July 2012 for high-level discussions on operational cooperation and support for defence reform.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89331.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138dd5b09b9-d275e612b9f88031 Jul. 2012The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow visited Bosnia and Herzegovina on 19 and 20 July 2012. The purpose of the visit was to exchange views with representatives of the Government on the country's commitment to the NATO accession process.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89223.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138a5284c62-2cb95985c22df5d920 Jul. 2012The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow visited Montenegro on Thursday, 19 July 2012 to reaffirm NATO's open door policy.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89193.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1389ff09aec-dcbe9343f61a348e19 Jul. 2012I congratulate the Libyan people on the announcement of the results of the first election held accross the country in almost half a century. This election marks an impressive step forward in Libya's transition to democracy, after over forty years of dictatorship. I pay tribute to all the candidates and political parties who have contributed to the success of this first free and democratic vote, and to the almost 2 million men and women who exercised their hard-won right to vote.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89134.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13898d07675-236efc9a84c45e7e18 Jul. 2012The NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow visited Skopje on Wednesday, 18 July 2012 as part of a visit to the three countries in the Balkans that aspire to NATO membership.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89163.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1389ad745a9-47902c7a163edb0c18 Jul. 2012http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89160.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1389515cbb9-e61fefcdd21acac717 Jul. 2012On 27 June 2012, Lithuanian Army Colonel Darius Adomaitis handed over his responsibilities as the NATO Military Liaison Officer (NMLO) in Kyiv to Captain Dimiter Illeieff from the Bulgarian Navy.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88871.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1388ff9c4b3-f57e49aa5881992616 Jul. 2012On 11 July, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the ambassadors of all 28 NATO Allies visited KFOR, together with the ambassadors of partner countries which contribute to the mission. They were accompanied by the Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Pierre Vimont. Their visit is a clear signal of their shared commitment to stability and security in the region and a strong expression of support for KFOR in its mission to create a safe and secure environment.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89079.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13876a64265-59dfbd0ec32af4c411 Jul. 2012A conference was held in Kyiv on 9 July to mark the 15th anniversary of the signing in 1997 of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership, which provided the formal basis for NATO-Ukraine relations. Discussions focused first on the birth of NATO-Ukraine relations, moved on to the current state of the Distinctive Partnership, and concluded with an exchange of views on the future of NATO-Ukraine relations.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89089.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138754376c4-4bf4a952ad2fbc8a11 Jul. 2012The North Atlantic Council in KFOR format will visit KFOR on 11 July 2012. The delegation will also comprise the participation of senior EU officials.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89050.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13870804f4a-2efa5d4144ed9f4a10 Jul. 2012On 5 July 2012, a group of 14 parliamentarians from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The visit - organised by NATO Public Diplomacy Division - was part of a long-standing programme of cooperation in the field of public diplomacy between the Alliance and these countries. The group met with representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, as well as with members of the International Staff, including Ambassador Dirk Brengelmann, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89045.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1386c7bf41e-f7815139e7f7def109 Jul. 2012NATO has highlighted today's Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan as the third in a series of major meetings which give substance to the international community's continuing commitment to Afghanistan.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_89023.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138664347ea-ea7b1ce6b33f817308 Jul. 2012NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen will pay an official visit to Ljubljana on Thursday 5 July 2012.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88918.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138520ee1c7-bfcc80afe723ae0304 Jul. 2012Forging closer links with worldwide partners in Asia, Africa and elsewhere will be crucial to guaranteeing future security in the Euro-Atlantic area, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a major policy speech on Wednesday 4 July 2012.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88920.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1385299e943-fab8e69c7b0ffe8004 Jul. 2012I welcome Pakistan's announcement that the ground supply lines to Afghanistan are now opening. The resumption of transit arrangements for ISAF supplies through Pakistan demonstrates strengthened cooperation between ISAF nations and our partner Pakistan.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88895.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1384e6cae44-aaf2907064cd70e203 Jul. 2012Brussels – Today, General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, welcomed Lt.Gen Babacar Gaye, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Military Advisor, who updated the Committee on current UN operations and future military challenges.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88893.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1384d77234a-2ad7a5ab6f1ca77003 Jul. 2012On 27 June 2012, Ambassador Stephen Evans, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations, briefed the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88785.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138379fcf50-23ed8b49d717e5a429 Jun. 2012Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General, welcomed the progress Georgia is making in democratic reforms during a two-day visit there on 26-27 June.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88796.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13838a27167-da072e124ba1e9da29 Jun. 2012On 28 June 2012, the 39th class of the Israel Defense College visited NATO HQ for a series of briefings and discussions with officials from the Alliance's International Staff. The visit took place in the framework of NATO's Public Diplomacy activities under the Mediterranean Dialogue.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88743.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138339d3dfb-f4f128e842cdc91228 Jun. 2012High-level representatives from countries involved in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) counter-narcotics training initiative gathered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday 26 June, to chart the future course of the project.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88876.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-13848be75e1-4ff83f57819f36bd26 Jun. 2012Following Turkey's request for Article 4 consultations, the North Atlantic Council will meet at Ambassadorial level tomorrow - Tuesday 26th June 2012 - at 10h00 a.m. at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88646.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138247a0436-fcc2cc211f288a4c25 Jun. 2012The North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of all 28 NATO Allies, will meet on Tuesday 26 June, following a request by Turkey under article 4 of NATO's founding Washington Treaty.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88599.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1381f1e8003-276337c1b2a98ad324 Jun. 2012Vilnius - General Knud Bartels, Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, concluded a two-day visit to the Republic of Lithuania on the invitation of the Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius. General Bartels met with Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė, Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Emanuelis Zingeris. Discussions focused on regional and geopolitical security concerns.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88596.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-1381593228b-b03b547c9c5192ec22 Jun. 2012The video press briefing to be held by the NATO deputy Spokesperson, Mrs. Carmen Romero, with the Director of the ISAF Force Reintegration Cell (FRIC) via VTC, on 25 June 2012 has been postponed.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_88583.htmstandardcontentimpl-c0a8150b-138148f2037-686f87516051023d22 Jun. 2012