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NATO Secretary General Welcomes United Kingdom Offer to Host 2014 Summit

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NATO Secretary General Welcomes United Kingdom Offer to Host 2014 Summit

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UK Prime Minister David Cameron greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sept. 18, 2013

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Sep 27, 2013

NATO Secretary General Welcomes United Kingdom Offer to Host 2014 Summit

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

I warmly welcome the offer by the government of the United Kingdom to host the 2014 NATO Summit, which has been welcomed and accepted by Allies.

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Sep 27, 2013

Russian Policies towards Ukraine are Illogically Consistent

By Taras Kuzio

The European Parliament on September 12 called on Russia to respect the right of EU Eastern Partnership members such as Ukraine to enter Association Agreements. The resolution, which received overwhelming support across the parliament’s political groups, called on Russia to not use trade sanctions to force Ukraine to choose the Eurasian over the European Union.

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The NATO Summit was last hosted in the UK in 1990 by Margaret Thatcher.

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Sep 27, 2013

Cameron Announces Britain will Host 2014 NATO Summit

By Office of the Prime Minister of the UK

The UK will host the 2014 NATO Summit.

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Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy

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Sep 26, 2013

Ukraine Joins NATO’s Counter-Piracy Operation Ocean Shield

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A Ukrainian navy frigate is steaming towards the Horn of Africa to join NATO’s counter-piracy mission Operation Ocean Shield

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the Prime Minister of Libya, Ali Zeidan

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Sep 26, 2013

NATO Secretary General Holds Talks with Libya, Turkey

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The Alliance remains open to help the Libyan government rebuild its security sector, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, March 18, 2013

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Sep 26, 2013

NATO Still has Vital Role, Secretary General Says

By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY

NATO, the alliance born and bred in the Cold War, has provided good value for the U.S. taxpayer

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F-16 from the Turkish Air Force

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Sep 25, 2013

NATO Expects Turkey to Exercise Greater Restraint on Syria

By Lale Kemal, Today's Zaman

Some NATO officials talking to Today’s Zaman recalled that it was not first time that Syrian helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles have violated Turkish air space during their missions to attack the opposition targets.

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Coldstream Guards

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Sep 25, 2013

Syria Shows Why Europe Needs to Flex More Muscle

By Gérard Errera, Financial Times

Europe has soft power through its ability to define rules and standards and to extend humanitarian and financial aid. It thinks the US can take the role of policeman of the world.

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Sep 25, 2013

NATO Chief Backs US Threat of Force Against Syria

By Scott Stearns, Voice of America

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the United States should keep up its threat of military action against Syria so as to push forward a deal to end Syria’s chemical weapons program.

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More than 200,000 people took part in NATO Days in Ostrava

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Sep 24, 2013

Huge Public Support for NATO Air Show in the Czech Republic

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More than 200,000 people took part in the 12th annual NATO and the Czech Air Force Days in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, on 22 and 23 September.

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