Basic texts
The basic texts of the Alliance: from the Treaty and its protocols to the Partnership for Peace documents.
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Contents
- Washington Treaty and Associated Declarations, Resolutions and Protocols
- Status of the Organisation and Representation of Third States
- Agreements on Status of Forces and Military Headquarters
- Partnership for Peace (PFP) and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Founding Documents
- NATO Relations with Third States
Part I - The Antecedents of the Alliance
| Declaration of Principles issued by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ("The Atlantic Charter") | |
| Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations | |
| Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self-Defence ("The Brussels Treaty" and "Amended Brussels Treaty") (1) | |
| The Vandenberg Resolution. United States Senate Resolution 239 - 80th Congress, 2nd session |
Part II - Juridical texts and formal agreements (1949-1997)
| A. Washington Treaty and Associated Declarations, Resolutions and Protocols | |
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| The North Atlantic Treaty ("Treaty of Washington'') | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Greece and Turkey | |
| Documents signed by the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty under the Terms of the Paris Agreements | |
| -Resolution adopted by the North Atlantic Council to implement Section IV of the Final Act of the London Conference | |
| -Resolution adopted by the North Atlantic Council on the Results of the Four-Power and Nine-Power Meetings | |
| Resolution of Association by Other Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty adopted by the North Atlantic Council | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Spain | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Czech Republic | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Hungary | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Poland | |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria | Brussels, 26 March 2003 (.PDF/9Kb) |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Estonia | Brussels, 26 March 2003 |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Latvia | Brussels, 26 March 2003 |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Lithuania | Brussels, 26 March 2003 |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Romania | Brussels, 26 March 2003 |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Slovak Republic | Brussels, 26 March 2003 |
| Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Slovenia | Brussels, 26 March 2003 |
| D. Partnership for Peace (PFP) and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Founding Documents | |
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| Partnership for Peace: Invitation Document | |
| Partnership for Peace: Framework Document | |
| Basic Document of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council | |
| Expanding and adapting the Partnership for Peace Planning and Review Process (PARP) | Brussels, |
| Towards a Partnership for the 21st Century The Enhanced and More Operational Partnership |
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| Report on the Comprehensive Review of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and Partnership for Peace | |
| Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism | |
| Partnership Action Plan on Defence Institution Building (PAP-DIB) | |
| The Euro-Atlantic Partnership - Refocusing and Renewal | |
| Report on the Partnership Action Plan against terrorism | |
| NATO/PFP Trust Fund Policy | |
| E. NATO Relations with Third States | |
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| Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation | |
| Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Ukraine | |
| NATO-Russia Relations: A New Quality - Declaration by Heads of State and Government of NATO Member States and the Russian Federation | |
| Statement by NATO-Russia Council |
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| NATO-Ukraine Action Plan | |
| NATO-Ukraine 2003 Target Plan in the Framework of the NATO-Ukraine Action Plan | 24 March 2003 |
| Istanbul Cooperation Initiative | |
| A more Ambitious and Expanded Framework for the Mediterranean Dialogue | |
| NATO-Russia Action Plan on Terrorism | NATO HQ |
| Declaration by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Framework document on the establishment of the NATO-Georgia Commission | Tbilisi |
Part III - Key policy documents
| Final Communiqué of the First Session of the North Atlantic Council (Terms of Reference and Organisation) | |
| Final Communiqué of the Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council ("The Lisbon Decisions" on the reorganisation of the Alliance and the appointment of a Secretary General) | |
| Final Communiqué of the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council attended by Foreign and Defence Ministers (including decisions relating to the association and future membership of the Federal Republic of Germany) | |
| Text of the Report of the Committee of Three on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO (Approved by the North Atlantic Council in Brussels on 13 December 1956) | |
| The Future Tasks of the Alliance ("The Harmel Report") | |
| Declaration on Atlantic Relations issued by the North Atlantic Council ("The Ottawa Declaration") | |
| Special Meeting of Foreign and Defence Ministers (The "Double-Track" Decision on Theatre Nuclear Forces) | |
| The Montebello Decision on Reductions of Nuclear Forces, announced by the Nuclear Planning Group in Ministerial Session | |
| Declaration of Brussels issued by the North Atlantic Council in Ministerial Session | |
| Washington Statement on East-West Relations issued by the North Atlantic Council in Ministerial Session | |
| Statement on the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Brussels Declaration on Conventional Arms Control issued by the North Atlantic Council | |
| Statement on the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Conventional Arms Control: the Way Ahead - Statement issued under the Authority of the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Declaration of the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Statement issued by the North Atlantic Council on Conventional Arms Control | |
| Declaration of the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (The 40th Anniversary of the Alliance) | |
| The Alliance's Comprehensive Concept of Arms Control and Disarmament adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Declaration on a Transformed North Atlantic Alliance issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council ("The London Declaration"). | |
| Partnership with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Statement issued by the North Atlantic Council Meeting in Ministerial Session) | |
| The Alliance's Strategic Concept agreed by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (3) | |
| Declaration on Peace and Cooperation issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (including decisions leading to the creation of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC)) ("The Rome Declaration") | |
| Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (including the Oslo Decision on NATO support for peacekeeping activities under the responsibility of the OSCE) | |
| Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (including decisions on NATO support for peacekeeping operations under the responsibility of the UN Security Council) | |
| Declaration of the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council ("The Brussels Summit Declaration") | |
| Study on NATO Enlargement issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (including the Berlin Decision on building a European Security and Defence Identity within the Alliance) | |
| Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (including decisions on the establishment of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and enhancement of the Partnership for Peace) | |
| Declaration on Euro-Atlantic Security and Cooperation issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council ("The Madrid Declaration") | |
| The Washington Declaration signed and issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| The Alliance's Strategic Concept approved by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Defence Capabilities Initiative launched by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Membership Action Plan approved by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Prague Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Prague Summit Statement on Iraq issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Istanbul Summit Communiqué - issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| The Istanbul Declaration: Our security in a new era - Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Riga Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council | |
| Comprehensive Political Guidance endorsed by NATO Heads of State and Government on 29 November 2006 | |
| Bucharest Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council |
- The Brussels Treaty was modified by a Protocol signed in Paris on 23 October 1954 as part of "The Paris Agreements'' (see Part II). The texts of both the original Treaty and of the Treaty as amended by the Protocol are reproduced in Part I for ease of reference.
- Approved and published by the North Atlantic Council in Ministerial Session in Ottawa on 19 June 1974 and signed by NATO Heads of State and Government in Brussels on 26 June 1974.
- In July 1997, NATO Heads of State and Government agreed that the Strategic Concept should be re-examined to ensure that it remained fully consistent with Europe's new security situation and challenges. The Council was requested to initiate the work with a view to completing it in time for presentation at the next Summit Meeting in 1999.
