Preparations for the 25th NATO Summit are well underway in US President Obama’s hometown of Chicago, Illinois. The city will welcome thousands of visitors to the event on 20 and 21 May.
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The NATO Spokesperson will hold a press briefing in Luns Room (NATO HQ) on Monday 7 May 2012 at 13h45. She will be joined via video-teleconference by General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, who will brief on Defence reform and Smart Defense issues.
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stressed the importance of Smart Defence as the answer to pressure on defence budgets in talks with Italian leaders in Rome on 27 April 2012.
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Brussels, 26 April 2012 – Chiefs of Defence from NATO member and NATO Partner countries have concluded two days of meetings at NATO Headquarters. Chaired by General Knud Bartels, Chairman of the Military Committee, NATO’s highest-level military gathered in Brussels to discuss key security issues. Discussions focused on NATO operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo, Lessons Identified in Libya, military cooperation with Partners and issues in anticipation of the Chicago Summit (20-21 May 2012).
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The NATO Spokesperson, Mrs. Oana Lungescu, will hold a pre-ministerial press briefing in Brosio Room (NATO HQ) at 11h00 on Monday 16 April 2012. She will be accompanied by two NATO experts who will brief on upcoming Ministerial discusions related to defence capabilities and Afghanistan.
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on 12 April expressed the Alliance’s continued strong commitment to Afghanistan after talks with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
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On 10 April 2012, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegović, visited NATO Headquarters and met with Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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More than half the casualties among the NATO forces in Afghanistan in 2011 were caused by improvised explosive devices (IED)¹. This is also the case for one in three Afghans killed last year². In 2010, NATO adopted an action plan on counter-IED(C-IED) aimed at increasing the detection and neutralization of such devices, as well as the dismantling of the networks that manufacture them. The NATO C3 Agency (NC3A) is responsible for developing those advanced technologies to combat IEDs.
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Around midnight, Afghan soldiers pour out of two Chinook helicopters. They walk single file in the pitch-dark of the barren mountain tops. The silence of the valley is broken only occasionally by barking dogs.
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The Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Bakir Izetbegovic will visit NATO Headquarters on Tuesday 10 April 2012. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and will attend the North Atlantic Council.
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