NATO Update

• NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council Click here to view in your browser 28 February 2020 Update NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council Ambassadors of all 29 NATO Allies met in the North Atlantic Council on Friday (28 February 2020), following a request by Turkey to hold consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty on the situation in Syria. READ MORE NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană visits Hamburg Visiting Hamburg on Friday (28 February 2020) the NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană delivered a speech at the General Staff College of the German Armed Forces and said that in an increasingly complex and uncertain world, NATO Allies need to be prepared to respond to threats coming from all directions. READ MORE Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the presidential election in Afghanistan I note the final results of last September’s presidential election announced by the Independent Election Commission. READ MORE NATO Secretary General welcomes the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross at NATO Headquarters NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Ambassador Peter Maurer at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (26 February 2020) for an exchange of views on the relationship between the two organisations. READ MORE NATO’s advanced anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta is underway in Italy NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA20) began today Feb. 24, off the coast of Sicily. READ MORE The NATO Military Committee visits Strategic Allied and NATO assets in Italy From 19 to 21 February, the NATO Military Committee and its Chairman, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach visited Italy. READ MORE What's in the backpack of Lasse Lom? Lasse Løkken Matberg aka Lasse Lom is a lieutenant in the Norwegian Navy working at NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger. WATCH VIDEO THIS WEEK IN PICTURES