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2006 NATO summit
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The 2006 NATO Summit or the Riga summit was the 19th Summit of NATO. It was expected to focus on NATO’s transformation, taking stock of what has been accomplished and charting the way ahead for the Alliance. The Summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government was held in Rīga, Latvia on 28 November-29 November 2006. The war in Afghanistan was the focus of the Summit meeting.
It is also notable that it was the first NATO summit to be held in a former COMECON country; Latvia only joined NATO in 2004.
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The representatives of the 26 NATO countries agreed to remove some national caveats (i.e. national restrictions on how, when and where forces can be used in war in Afghanistan).[1] In an emergency situation, all remaining caveats will no longer exist and every ally will come to the aid of the forces that require assistance. A number of NATO member states also pledged to provide additional assets, including fighters, helicopters, infantry companies as well as training teams that will mentor the Afghan National Army. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said this meant 90% of the formal mission requirements were now filled.
The NATO Heads of State and Government declared that the Alliance intends to extend further invitations to ountries that meet NATO standards to join NATO at the next Summit in 2008.[2]
The Alliance agreed to offer the Partnership for Peace programme to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. [3]
NATO launched a Training Cooperation Initiative offering to share NATO training expertise with its Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) countries.[4]
An initial phase will include expanding MD and ICI countries' participation in relevant existing NATO training and education programmes, and possibly as early as next spring the establishment of a Middle East faculty at the NATO Defense College in Rome. As a second phase, NATO could consider supporting the establishment of a Security Cooperation Centre in the region, to be owned by the MD and ICI countries, with regional funding and NATO assistance.
A contract has been signed that puts NATO on track for having, by 2010, a system to protect troops on missions against ballistic missiles.[5] This is one of three programmes that NATO is pursuing in the area of missile defence.
- ^ NATO boosts efforts in Afghanistan, [1]
- ^ New countries could be invited to join NATO in 2008, [2]
- ^ Alliance offers partnership to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, [3]
- ^ NATO launches training initiative for Mediterranean and Middle East, [4]
- ^ NATO on track for 2010 theatre missile defence, [5]
- Official Web Site
- NATO Summit in 2006
- The road to Riga
- Interesting facts and collection of useful links about NATO Summit in Riga
- Fact Sheet: The NATO Riga Summit
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| NATO summits |  |
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| 1957 Paris Summit • 1974 Brussels Summit • 1975 Brussels Summit • 1977 London Summit • 1978 Washington Summit • 1982 Bonn Summit • 1985 Brussels Summit • 1988 Brussels Summit • 1989 Brussels Summit (May) • 1989 Brussels Summit (Dec.) • 1990 London Summit • 1991 Rome Summit • 1994 Brussels Summit • 1997 Paris Summit • 1997 Madrid Summit • 1999 Washington Summit • 2001 NATO Headquarters Summit • 2002 Rome Summit (May) • 2002 Prague Summit (Nov.) • 2004 Istanbul Summit • 2005 Nato Headquarters Summit • 2006 Riga Summit
Source: "Summits & Ministerial Meetings" in the NATO online library, retrieved on March 2 2007 |