Category: Blogs

Gaddafi regime accuses NATO of undermining negotiations with rebels

By Adrian Blomfield and Ruth Sherlock, the Telegraph

Iran attends NATO meeting for the first time

By the Teheran Times

NATO calls on OSCE for joint responses

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Vienna on 30 June 2011 and met with the OSCE Secretary General, Mr. Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, as well as with representatives of the Lithuanian chairmanship of the OSCE.

Rebel leader withdraws offer to let Gaddafi stay in Libya if he steps down

By Lamine Chikhi, Reuters

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 2

By NATO

German armed forces fall below European standards

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  The German armed forces are less efficient and not as deployment ready compared to other European militaries, according to the European Defense Agency (EDA) and a report by the economics magazine Wirtschaftswoche.

Turkey recognizes Libya rebels, promises more aid

By Selcan Hacaoglu, the AP

NATO SecGen rules out military intervention in Syria

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said there will be no military intervention in Syria despite similar levels of government-sponsored violence as in Libya. Speaking in Vienna on Thursday (30 June) after a meeting with foreign minister Michael Spindelegger, the Nato chief told press: "We do not foresee any intervention […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 1

By NATO