NATO update

 

21 October 2022 Update

Secretary General: Sweden and Finland’s membership will make NATO stronger Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to NATO Headquarters on 20 October 2022 for discussions on Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the Alliance. “Joining the Alliance will make you safer, NATO stronger and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure,” said the Secretary General. READ MORE

Italy takes command of NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria Italy took command of NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria in a ceremony on 17 October 2022, with the participation of Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov, Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini, and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Christopher G. Cavoli. READ MORE Australian Air Force completes NATO deployment in Mediterranean A Royal Australian Air Force P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft successfully concluded its participation in NATO’s Sea Guardian mission on 14 October 2022. READ MORE Seventh round of military-to-military staff talks with the African Union On 17-18 October 2022, the Cooperative Security Division of NATO’s International Military Staff welcomed a delegation from the African Union for military-to-military talks. READ MORE Chair of NATO Military Committee highlights strategic importance of the Arctic On 14 and 15 October 2022, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer was in Iceland, where he attended the Arctic Circle Assembly and met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Chief of Defence Jonas Allansson and former President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. READ MORE NATO Secretary General at the Koerber Stiftung’s Berlin Foreign Policy Forum The Secretary General participated in the Koerber Stiftung’s annual Berlin Foreign Policy Forum on 18 October 2022. During an interview, Mr Stoltenberg stressed the importance of continued support to Ukraine as it faces Russia’s war of aggression, and NATO’s commitment to protect and defend all Allies. READ MORE Deputy Secretary General: NATO is harnessing transatlantic innovation NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană emphasised the importance of defence innovation and ramping up defence industrial production in virtual remarks to the German Marshall Fund of the United States on 20 October 2022. READ MORE Putting our Budapest foot forward – pounding the pavement at the NATO Run in Hungary More than 3,000 runners recently gathered in Budapest for the NATO Run, an annual event bringing together soldiers and civilians from Allied and partner countries. READ MORE Danish battalion deployed in Latvia to reinforce the eastern part of the Alliance As part of the measures to reinforce the eastern part of the Alliance, the Danish Armed Forces have deployed a battalion along with other units in Latvia. With approximately 750 soldiers, the Danish soldiers are helping to reinforce the Baltic region after Russia’s unjustified and brutal invasion of Ukraine. These actions demonstrate Allies’ solidarity, determination and ability to defend Alliance territory and populations. WATCH VIDEO THIS WEEK IN PICTURES