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NATO Secretary General at Keio University: NATO-Japan partnership is growing stronger In a speech at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday (1 February 2023), NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, stressed that NATO and Japan ''may be oceans apart, but our security is closely connected''. Click here to download the speech by the NATO Secretary General at Keio University. The Q&A session will soon be available on the Multimedia Portal.  The transcript is available on the NATO website.

UK troops assigned to NATO take part in cold weather training in Estonia Members of the British Army's 3rd Armoured Engineer Squadron, the British Army's 127th Battery Royal Artillery and the Royal Air Force's Aviation Task Force took part in the Cold Weather Operator’s Course near Tallinn, Estonia. The course ensures that NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Estonia – with the United Kingdom as framework nation - is ready to operate in the cold winter conditions of northern Europe. Members of the Royal Air Force who are currently assigned to nearby Ämari Air Base, - where they support NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission - also took part in the course . Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes various shots of British Army soldiers on the Cold Weather Operator’s Course in Estonia, marching through snowy woodland, practising a fire and movement serial and building shelters and fires in the forest.

NATO Secretary General addresses students in South Korea: our security is connected Speaking today (30 January 2023) at the CHEY Institute for Advanced Studies in Seoul, NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, emphasised that ''what happens in Europe matters to the Indo-Pacific, and what happens in Asia matters to NATO. Our security is connected''. NATO and South Korea share strategic concerns, including the threat posed by North Korea, Russia’s war against Ukraine and the broader challenges to the rules-based international order. Click here to download the remarks by the NATO Secretary General at the Chey Institute.  Click here to download all the videos related to NATO Secretary General's visit to South Korea.  NATO Secretary General's full remarks at the Chey Institute are available on the NATO website.

NATO deploys AWACS surveillance jets to Romania NATO has deployed three E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance aircraft to Bucharest, Romania to support NATO’s reinforced presence in the region and monitor Russian military activity. The AWACS aircraft can monitor and detect aircraft hundreds of kilometres away, making them ideally suited to help guard Allied airspace. Since Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, NATO has reinforced its presence in eastern Europe, including with the establishment of new multinational battlegroups and enhanced air defence systems as well as the deployment of additional fighters, surveillance aircraft and tankers. In the event of a crisis, AWACS jets would give these assets crucial situational awareness, helping them defend Allied territory. The aircraft arrived in Bucharest on 17 January 2023, and the deployment will last several weeks. They belong to a fleet of 14 NATO AWACS aircraft based in Geilenkirchen, Germany. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes shots of AWACS aircraft flying a surveillance patrol over Romania, as well as interviews with  Press Release 30 January 2023 UPDATE: NATO Secretary General to visit Republic of Korea and Japan NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the Republic of Korea and Japan from 29 January to 1 February 2023. In Seoul on 29 and 30 January, the Secretary General will meet with Foreign Minister Park Jin, Minister of National Defence Lee Jong-Sup, and other senior officials. He will also deliver remarks at the CHEY Institute, and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Cemetery. In Tokyo from 30 January to 1 February, the Secretary General will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other senior officials. He will also deliver remarks at Keio University. Media advisory (all times local) 30 January 2023 10:00: Secretary General delivers remarks at the CHEY Institute 31 January 2023 10:15 Secretary General visits Iruma Air Base, together with Toshiro Ino, State Minister for Defence of Japan 18:50 Secretary General's joint press point with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida 1 February 2023 (AM, timing TBC): Secretary General delivers remarks at Keio University    Still and video images, as well as transcripts of Secretary General’s remarks will be available on the NATO website after the events.   Visit to NATO by the OSCE Chairperson On Tuesday, 31 January 2023, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană, will meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Mr. Bujar Osmani, at NATO Headquarters. Mr Geoană and Mr Osmani will make public joint statements at the start of their meeting, at 09:30am CET. These will be streamed live on @NATOPress, and available on the NATO website after the event. There will be no media opportunity.