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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers in Riga October 8, 2009. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) arrive to give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) listens to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers during a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (not pictured) on October 8, 2009 in Tallinn during his official visit. View Photo »
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (not pictured) on October 8, 2009 in Tallinn during his official visit. View Photo »
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (not pictured) on October 8, 2009 in Tallinn during his official visit. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) signs a guest book after a joint press conference with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) listens to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers during a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Latvian President Valdis Zatlers after a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) arrive to give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga. View Photo »
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A Britain soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) tries to cover the lens of the camera, as he leaves the site of a bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. View Photo »
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French policemen arrest sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan after an action against a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denou... View Photo »
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French policemen arrest sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan as they were leaving after an action against a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in... View Photo »
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009,and threw paint and stickers in the lobby, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan,... View Photo »
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Sympathizers of a group called NATO-Afghanistan demonstrate in front of a French Army site in Paris on October 7, 2009, eight years to the day since the start of military action to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, to denounce 'eight years of dest... View Photo »
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Admiral James Stavridis, NATO�s recently appointed Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), delivers an address on �NATO: A bridge to the Future� at the Royal United Services Institute, in London, on October 2, 2009.
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And we are very confident that by the application of over 100,000 US troops and a significant increase of NATO and non-NATO contributing countries we would be able to achieve the conditions by which the Afghans can take more responsibility for the conduct of their internal affairs
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A wise veteran Arab intelligence hand said Afghanistan is now tailor-made for deals with the principal tribal chiefs designed to detach them from the Taliban they fear more than U.S. and NATO troops.
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These new commitments demonstrate strong support for President Obama's decision on Afghanistan and Pakistan and the firm resolve of NATO allies and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) partners to succeed in our shared mission.
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This is a crucial test for NATO which has been the greatest and most successful military alliance in history
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Unlike Iraq, it really has been an international effort, and I think the response from NATO is extremely encouraging, especially considering the casualties they have been taking in Afghanistan this year.
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With a sustained effort at further reform, today's invitation to join the Membership Action Plan will be a steppingstone to the ultimate goal: full membership in NATO
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All the conclusions of the intelligence agencies working in Afghanistan -- Western, NATO, the United Nations, everybody -- concludes that bin Laden is on the Pakistan side of the border rather than Afghanistan ... I think if he was in Afghanistan, the American forces, the NATO forces, would have discove...
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All the conclusions of the intelligence agencies working in Afghanistan -- Western, NATO, the United Nations, everybody -- concludes that bin Laden is on the Pakistan side of the border rather than Afghanistan ... I think if he was in Afghanistan, the American forces, the NATO forces, would have discove...
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All issues would be on the table, including the possibility of an 'all-party' government ... No additional U.S. or NATO troops would be sent to Afghanistan while the talks are pending.
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Good opportunities are opening up to promote interaction with NATO in the military and technological sphere, first of all regarding the modernization of Mi helicopters. Such cooperation is mutually beneficial
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The proposal covers all countries in Europe and not all of them are members of NATO, so we think the discussion should take place in a forum that counts all the countries affected by this document
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Nuclear forces based in Europe and committed to NATO provide an essential political and military link between the European and the North American members of the Alliance. The Alliance will therefore maintain adequate nuclear forces in Europe.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general, announced Friday that the alliance had agreed to contribute a further 7,000 ‘new forces’ to the coalition there following Washington’s decision to commit some 30,000 American reinforcements
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There should be no doubt in Bosnia Herzegovina: we want to see you in the MAP, we want to see you in NATO. We understand the importance for the country.
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So they don't want us to surge or leave, but they also don't want to do more to make America and NATO policy in Afghanistan more likely of any sort of success
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Australia is our largest non-NATO troop contributor in Afghanistan
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They will become NATO members when they meet the standards, and if they so desire ... We will be discussing progress in reform, which NATO will continue to support.
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They will become NATO members when they meet the standards, and if they so desire ... We will be discussing progress in reform, which NATO will continue to support.
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And finally, together with the United Nations, we will forge a new contact group for Afghanistan and Pakistan that brings together all who should have a stake in the security of the region - our NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] allies and other partners, but also the Central Asian states, the G...
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NATO allies see the only recipe for lasting security and stability in the Balkans to be Euro-Atlantic integration for all the countries ... It's not a question of if, it's a question of when and it's a question of how.
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At the same time, building an undivided Europe means more than keeping NATO’s door open. It means strengthening our ties with those Partner countries who do not wish to be members of NATO. And it also means building a new relationship with Russia.
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Canada – blocked the approval of all documents which were supposed to be discussed at the meeting of foreign ministers of Russia and NATO members on December 4
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There have been differences among the NATO allies, not just between the U.S. and the Europeans or between the U.S. and Canada ... There have been differences in approaches to training Afghan security forces and in the way we have structured and operated our respective [provincial reconstruction teams].
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Russia is ready to harmonize relations with the United States and other Western partners, including constructive cooperation with NATO in solving common tasks.
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We now have the text of a draft resolution for Russia-NATO Council foreign ministers on this issue [joint threat assessment], which sets out the beginnings of such work. If this works out, it will be a breakthrough decision
– Dmitry Rogozin SOURCE: RIA Novosti
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