NATO Update

• Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Open Skies Treaty • An innovative way to fight COVID-19 Click here to view in your browser 22 May 2020 Update Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Open Skies Treaty NATO Allies met today to discuss the Open Skies Treaty. We are firmly committed to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation. We all agree that all states party to the Open Skies Treaty must fully implement their commitments and obligations. All NATO Allies are in full compliance with all provisions of the Treaty. READ MORE NATO Secretary General welcomes offers to support the United Nations’ global request for airlift through NATO’s coordination centre The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the offers of the United Kingdom and the State of Qatar to provide airlift assets coordinated by NATO’s Euro Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) in support of the United Nations’ efforts to fight the COVID 19 pandemic. READ MORE Poland delivers medical aid to Kosovar authorities in response to global pandemic Today, the Polish military contingent operating with the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) has distributed sanitary and personal protection equipment to the Health Institutions in Kosovo, as part of NATO Allies’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE NATO Allies practise close air support in Lithuania Troops from NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup in Lithuania are training together with British and Spanish pilots from the Alliance’s Baltic Air Policing mission. READ MORE Statement on Afghanistan by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg I welcome the decision taken by Afghanistan’s political leaders to resolve their differences and join efforts to form an inclusive government. READ MORE NATO senior military staff talks hosted by EU counterparts The Director General of the NATO International Military Staff, Lieutenant General Hans-Werner Wiermann, and the Director General of the European Union Military Staff, Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen, co-chaired the first NATO-EU bi-annual meeting this year on 19 May 2020. READ MORE NATO challenges inventors to propose innovations in radar data technology The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency is looking for ideas from start-ups, inventors and innovators for new technologies to process radar data and give the Alliance a clearer picture of activities in our skies. READ MORE Emerging and disruptive technology: workshop on NATO engagement with non-defence technology companies In the context of its ongoing work on emerging and disruptive technologies, NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division organised a workshop on 18 May 2020 to discuss NATO’s engagement with non-defence technology companies. READ MORE