NATO Update

• North Macedonia joins NATO as 30th Ally • NATO forces intercept Russian aircraft, track Russian ships Click here to view in your browser 27 March 2020 Update North Macedonia joins NATO as 30th Ally Today (27 March 2020), North Macedonia became NATO’s newest member, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the US State Department in Washington DC. READ MORE NATO boosts capacity of North Macedonia to deal with coronavirus crisis North Macedonia is using NATO’s Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS) to coordinate its national response to the COVID-19 crisis and to provide its public with real-time information and advice. READ MORE NATO forces intercept Russian aircraft, track Russian ships Belgian Air Force jets which are part of NATO air policing in the Baltic Sea region intercepted a Russian military aircraft flying close to Allied airspace on Thursday (26 March 2020) after it failed to respect international safety norms. READ MORE Coronavirus response: 45 tons of supplies arrive in Bucharest An Allied military plane loaded with 45 tons of medical supplies landed at Bucharest airport on Thursday morning (26 March 2020) from the Republic of Korea. READ MORE Allied airlift brings urgent medical supplies to the Czech Republic A cargo plane carrying several tons of medical supplies from China, including vital respirators and millions of facemasks, landed at Pardubice airport on Tuesday night (24-25 March 2020) to help combat the coronavirus. READ MORE Secretary General consults with foreign ministers about COVID-19 and upcoming meeting Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had a series of calls with foreign ministers from NATO and partner countries on 24-26 March 2020 as part of his regular political consultations. READ MORE Coronavirus crisis: Allied planes carrying supplies arrive in Slovakia, head to Romania A planeload of medical supplies, including masks, has arrived in Slovakia on Wednesday (25 March 2020) to help with the coronavirus crisis. READ MORE EADRCC receives requests for international assistance in response to COVID-19 NATO’s EADRCC has received requests for international assistance from the Armed Forces of Spain, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Interior of Italy and the Government of Montenegro in their response to the global pandemic of the coronavirus COVID-19. READ MORE