NATO Update

 

18 November 2022 Update NATO Allies address the explosion in the east of Poland NATO ambassadors met on 16 November 2022 to address the explosion of the day before in the east of Poland on the border with Ukraine, which took place as Russia launched a massive wave of rocket attacks across Ukraine. READ MORE NATO Secretary General takes part in Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a virtual meeting of the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group on 16 November 2022, to review the continued significant support for Ukraine’s right of self-defence, and address future priorities. READ MORE Top NATO procurement officials discuss bolstering stockpiles Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană welcomed National Armaments Directors to NATO Headquarters on 16 November 2022, kicking off two days of talks on bolstering Allied capabilities, inventories, and stockpiles, preferably through multinational cooperation. READ MORE NATO Secretary General discusses Ukraine, military mobility with EU defence ministers On 15 November 2022, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in its defence configuration. READ MORE 2022 NATO Senior Communicators Conference Over 250 senior communications officials and experts from non-governmental think-tanks and civil society from across NATO’s 30 Allies and invitees Finland and Sweden came together to discuss the Alliance’s most pressing communications challenges. READ MORE More Allies join NATO’s Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative Hungary and Romania have joined the Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative, which allows Allies to manage ammunition stockpiles effectively and collectively. READ MORE NATO Secretary General addresses first meeting of senior Allied resilience officials Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the first meeting of senior officials responsible for resilience at NATO Headquarters on 16 November 2022. READ MORE Secretary General welcomes Dutch contributions to NATO security and Ukraine On 4 November 2022, the NATO Secretary General met with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra and with Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren in The Hague. The Secretary General welcomed the strong contributions from the Netherlands to Allied security, including jets to protect NATO’s eastern flank, leading one of NATO’s maritime groups and taking part in NATO’s battlegroups in Lithuania and Romania. READ MORE NATO military staff welcomes Ukrainian cadets On 14 November 2022, the Cooperative Security Division of the International Military Staff welcomed a group of Ukrainian cadets to NATO Headquarters for briefings on NATO-Ukrainian military cooperation.  READ MORE NATO Deputy Secretary General discusses importance of Black Sea security Ahead of the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Bucharest later this month, Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană on 15 November 2022 thanked Romania for its “strong political, military and diplomatic leadership” in NATO.  READ MORE NATO Deputy Secretary General opens the Partnership Training and Education Centres Marketplace The Partnership Training and Education Centres (PTEC) Marketplace took place at NATO Headquarters on 15 and 16 November 2022. The network of training centres and institutions in NATO Allied and partner countries was brought together to exchange expertise, forge new links and discuss further synergies in the key domain of military education and training. READ MORE NATO strengthens political dialogue with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Javier Colomina completed a trip to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.  READ MORE Small but strong: the Luxembourg Army Meet NATO’s smallest army, the Luxembourgers. Luxembourg is a founding member of NATO and although small in size, its army has taken part in NATO operations and missions throughout the world. WATCH VIDEO THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

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