Category: NATOSource

Hungary’s strongest leader targets the media

By the Washington Post

Liam Fox: troops will leave Afghanistan by 2014

By Ben Farmer, the Telegraph

From Ben Farmer, the Telegraph:  Dr Fox said that within four years the Afghan army and police should take responsibility for security, leaving British troops to work only as military trainers. The date is a full year earlier than the deadline suggested by David Cameron this month, who said he wanted most troops back by 2015. […]

Defense system on NATO ships compatible with new anti-aircraft laser

By the BBC

Rasmussen: ‘NATO should develop a long-term cooperation agreement with the Afghan government’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the International Herald Tribune

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the International Herald Tribune:  On Tuesday, an international conference on Afghanistan in Kabul will bring together more than 70 countries, international and regional organizations and financial institutions to support a plan for development, governance and stability.

Warships begin active phase of the Sea Breeze 2010 exercises

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Fifteen Ukrainian, U.S. and Turkish warships sailed out of Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa on Sunday to begin the active phase of the Sea Breeze 2010 exercises, the Ukrainian UNIAN news agency reported. The military drills, focused on the planning and conduct of international anti-piracy operations, began in southern Ukraine on […]

Russia rotates its peacekeepers in Transdnestr

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia starts on Monday a regular rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdnestr. The peacekeeping operation in the region is carried out by the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPF), comprising 402 Russian, 492 Transdnestrian, 355 Moldovan troops and 10 Ukrainian observers. The peacekeepers man a total of 15 checkpoints […]

Official – Troops out of Afghanistan by 2014

By Jonathan Owen and Brian Brady, the Independent

From Jonathan Owen and Brian Brady, the Independent:  A communiqué containing a blueprint for British troops to pull out from Afghanistan in four years’ time has been leaked ahead of a major international conference this week. British troops are to pull out of Afghanistan by 2014, under a secret blueprint for drawing down coalition forces […]

Canada, EU on track for free trade deal in 2011: minister

By AFP

Russia-NATO summit might be needed to end deadlock, ambassador says

By DPA

From DPA:  NATO and Russian leaders might have to meet in person to end the deadlock over military and security cooperation, Russia’s ambassador to the alliance said Friday. Over the last 18 months, both sides have proposed new cooperation projects in what they portrayed as a bid to move the relationship onto a new level […]

Canada to buy 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets

By AFP