Category: NATOSource

NATO responds to Pakistani request for relief assistance

By NATO

From NATO:  Today the Government of Pakistan has formally requested NATO’s assistance for its flood response efforts. The North Atlantic Council has tasked the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) at NATO Headquarters in Brussel to act as a clearing-house for humanitarian assistance offered by Allies and partner nations. Example of earlier NATO cooperation with Pakistan:  […]

Kyrgyzstan lifts state of emergency, sets date for parliamentary elections

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva has lifted the state of emergency and curfew declared in southern Kyrgyzstan two months ago amid interethnic violence, the Kyrgyz government’s spokesman said on Monday. "The state of emergency in the Osh and Jalalabad regions of the republic has been lifted. The decision comes into effect at midnight […]

NORAD and Russian Air Force conduct first joint air defense exercise

By NORAD

From NORAD:  The Russian Federation Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a first-ever cooperative air defense exercise. The civilian air control agencies of Russia (Federal Air Navigational Service) and the United States (Federal Aviation Administration) will also be involved in the exercise along with the military air operations centers at […]

Russia sees NATO forces in Eastern Europe as violatation of 1997 agreement

By Andrew Kramer, the New York Times

From Andrew Kramer, the New York Times:  Russia’s Foreign Ministry released a report on Saturday accusing the United States of violating dozens of provisions of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons treaties going back about a decade, apparently in a retort to American critics of a new arms treaty, who have been accusing Russia of violating past […]

Turkish government, military reach deal on top commanders

By Suzan Fraser, the AP

Gen. Petraeus revises the rules of engagement for NATO forces in Afghanistan

By Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

From Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor: Gen. David Petraeus, appointed this June to turn the Afghanistan war around, has just made his first visible impact on how the increasingly deadly conflict is being run.

NATO helping Georgia to seduce S. Ossetia & Abkhazia – Russian envoy

By Russia Today

From Russia Today:  NATO states are using economic methods in an attempt to help Georgia reclaim South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russia’s permanent representative to the alliance Dmitry Rogozin has said. Tbilisi is receiving massive economic aid “so that it could display ‘Georgian capitalism’ at the border line with South Ossetia, in order to seduce the […]

Kyrgyz opposition leaders to be prosecuted for failed coup attempt

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The Kyrgyz Prosecutor General has opened a criminal case on charges of mass unrest, an attempt to overthrow the ruling authorities and possession of weapons, Kyrgyz Security chief Keneshbek Dushebayev said. He said the organizers of the opposition rally had close links to the supporters of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. "Funding […]

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee meets with Australia’s military leadership

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, concluded his official visit to Australia, upon invitation from the Australian Military Authorities. Welcomed by Lieutenant General David Hurley, the Acting Chief of Defence, Admiral Di Paola first met with the Chiefs of Services and Senior Officials from the Department […]

Iran sees regional alliance to counter NATO

By Robin Pomeroy, Reuters

From Robin Pomeroy, Reuters:  Iran’s president told the leaders of Afghanistan and Tajikistan on Thursday that the three neighbors could provide a counterweight to NATO in Asia once foreign troops quit the region. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a bete noire of the West over Iran’s nuclear activities, said the three countries had all thrown off foreign domination […]