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NATO Secretary General visits Germany On Monday, 4 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Berlin, Germany. The NATO Secretary General met the German Chancellor, Mr Olaf Scholz and the German Minister of Defence, Mr Boris Pistorius. Click here to download the joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The transcript is available on the NATO website. NATO’s Arctic Marines – Journey through the High North NATO’s marines are among the toughest troops in the Alliance. But in the Arctic, tough isn’t enough – marines must be unusually skilled and resilient to survive the freezing temperatures and rugged landscape. In early 2024, marine forces from several NATO Allies got to test their mettle against the High North, putting their cold weather lessons into practice while learning new tactics from their counterparts during exercise Steadfast Defender 24. Finnish, Italian and Swedish marines worked together to stage amphibious raids on the coast of Norway, while US marines improved their survival skills inland, learning what their Nordic Allies already know: when it comes to deep snow, skis are the only way to get around. Click here to download the video. You can also watch the video on YouTube. 31 October 2024 NATO Secretary General to visit Italy On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, will travel to Rome, Italy. Media advisory +/-12:30 (CET)  Joint press statements by the Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Italy. Media coverage The Secretary General’s press statements with the Prime Minister will be streamed live on the NATO website, and broadcast live on EBU News Exchange. Transcripts of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be available on the NATO website. Video can be downloaded from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: General queries: contact the NATO Press Office 1 November 2024 NATO Secretary General to visit Germany On Monday, 4 November 2024, Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Berlin, Germany. The Secretary General will meet the President, Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Chancellor, Mr Olaf Scholz, the Minister of Defence, Mr Boris Pistorius, the Minister of Finance, Mr Christian Lindner, and other senior officials. Media advisory 15:50 (CET)  Joint press conference by the Secretary General and the Chancellor of Germany Media coverage The press conference will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be on the NATO website. Video can be downloaded from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: General queries: contact the NATO Press Office 1 November 2024 Update Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the North Atlantic Council briefing on the DPRK’s troop deployment to Russia Following a briefing from senior South Korean officials to the North Atlantic Council, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a public statement on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia. READ MORE Meeting between NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen On 29 October 2024, Secretary General Rutte met with President von der Leyen for the first time since Mr Rutte took office at the helm of NATO. Read more Invictus Games demonstrate the unconquerable soul of veterans On 30 October 2024, the Invictus Games Foundation briefed the NATO Military Committee at NATO Headquarters on the role of Invictus in supporting wounded, injured and sick service members and veterans. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, addressed the Military Committee via VTC, with a delegation attending the meeting in person. Read more NATO reaffirms its commitment to strengthen training and education on international humanitarian law This week [28-31 October] a NATO delegation attended the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva. NATO reaffirmed its pledge to continue working with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to identify further opportunities to provide training and education on international humanitarian law.  Read more The Director General of NATO IMS visits Pakistan for Staff-to-Staff Talks From 27 to 29 October 2024, the delegation of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) visited Pakistan for the 11th iteration of NATO-Pakistan Military Staff Talks. During the visit Director General of IMS (DGIMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak also met with the senior military leaders of this NATO partner country. Read more NATO tests integration of joint high-end maritime strike capabilities On 24 October 2024, NATO kicked-off "Neptune Strike 2024." This enhanced vigilance activity will take place across Europe, from the central Mediterranean and Adriatic up to the North and Baltic Seas and will run until 31 October 2024. Read more Chair of the NATO Military Committee: ‘Finland will never again navigate the darkness alone.’ On 24 and 25 October 2024 Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Bauer visited Finland, upon the invitation of its Chief of Defence General Janne Jaakkola. Admiral Bauer’s visit underscored the value of Finland as a NATO Ally and the important contributions it provides to NATO's deterrence and defence. Read more NATO Allies and experts discuss intensifying hybrid campaigns against the Alliance in Prague More than 100 Allied experts and representatives met at the NATO Hybrid Symposium in Prague, Czechia on 24-25 October to address the challenges posed by adversarial use of hybrid tactics. Participants discussed the worsening threat environment and how to strengthen NATO`s approach to countering hybrid threats and deter these threats more effectively. Read more From Lone Stars to Allies – NATO fighter pilots train in Texas Wichita Falls, Texas is home to the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, where aspiring aviators from 14 NATO member countries see if they have what it takes to fly with the Alliance’s best. Read more NATO’s Arctic Marines – Journey through the High North NATO’s marines are among the toughest troops in the Alliance. But in the Arctic, tough isn’t enough – marines must be unusually skilled and resilient to survive the freezing temperatures and rugged landscape. Watch Video THIS WEEK IN PICTURES NATO HQ, Blvd Leopold III 1110 Brussels, Belgium