By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO expressed deep concern over the high levels of violence caused by the Taliban’s offensive in Afghanistan capital city Kabul including attacks on civilians and targeted civilians. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also warned the Taliban that
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at meeting of the North Atlantic Council Tuesday (17 August 2021) in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. (Credit: nato.int) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO’s priority is to ensure the safe departure of personnel from Allied
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES China’s growing influence and international policies present challenges to Alliance security that need to be addressed, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. The NATO chief made the comments following the meeting of NATO heads of state and
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken got together in Brussels today for a conversation on preserving and strengthening the Transatlantic bond that was nearly destroyed by the past Trump administration. Citing challenges
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO said Human Security is a priority in efforts in the protection of civilians; children and armed conflict; countering trafficking in human beings. On 25 February 2021, at a high-level online conference, NATO discussed how to enhance its human
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, (NATO) also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Alliance defense ministers have agreed to raise the number of troops for the NATO Mission
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday suggested that Alliance troops may stay in Afghanistan a while longer than a May 1 deadline for international troops to leave the country. A peace deal made last year between the Taliban
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The NATO chief joins a chorus of several other European leaders who promptly recognized the president-elect’s win. “I warmly welcome the election of
(credit: nato.usmission.gov / Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said the COVID-19 pandemic thus far has not had any negative impact on the cohesiveness
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. Stoltenberg and Esper had discussions to follow up the decisions taken by NATO Defence Ministers last week on issues