NATO Update

• NATO Secretary General discusses current security challenges with President Erdogan • How is NATO responding to disinformation on COVID-19? Click here to view in your browser 15 May 2020 Update NATO Secretary General discusses current security challenges with President Erdogan Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had a phone call with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the President’s request, on 14 May 2020. They discussed NATO’s ongoing efforts to support Allies in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE NATO Chiefs of Defence hold first virtual meeting in NATO Military Committee history On 14 May 2020, for the first time in history, the NATO Military Committee, including the most recent NATO Ally the Republic of North Macedonia, held a virtual meeting in Chiefs of Defence format. READ MORE United States transports aid in Italy using NATO’s Rapid Air Mobility initiative A United States Air Force Super Hercules C-130J transported medical and other relief supplies between Milan and Rome on Wednesday Rome on 13 May 2020, helping Italy with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE NATO continues close consultation with Allies, EU NATO has been consulting closely with Allies and partners from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE Secretary General commends Estonia’s commitment to NATO On 13 May 2020, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had a phone call with Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas to discuss COVID-19 response and NATO’s resilience and readiness to tackle any threat it may face. READ MORE 56 tonnes of medical supplies arrive in Poland A NATO-supported Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) flight landed in Wroclaw, Poland on on 11 May 2020. It carried 56 tonnes of face shields and protective gowns to support Poland’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE NATO Secretary General discusses pandemic with EU defence ministers NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined a video conference of European Union Defence Ministers along with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on 12 May 2020, to discuss the security implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts of both organisations to respond to this challenge. READ MORE Italian NATO Rapid Deployable Corps supports local communities and authorities in Lombardy In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy - based in Solbiate Olona north of Milan (Italy) - has been conducting and coordinating a range of activities to support the local communities and authorities of the Italian northern region of Lombardy. READ MORE