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NATO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April The organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. NATO's headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, one of the 28 member states across North America and Europe, the newest of which, Albania and Croatia, joined in April 2009.intergovernmentalmilitary allianceNorth Atlantic Treatycollective defenceBrusselsAlbaniaCroatia

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Abbreviation NATO, OTAN Motto Animus in Consulendo Liber Formation 4 April 1949 Type Military allianceMilitary alliance Headquarters Brussels, BelgiumBrussels Membership 28 states28 states Official language English, French Secretary General Jens StoltenbergSecretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg Chairman of the NATO Military CommitteeMilitary Committee Knud BartelsKnud Bartels

MEMBER COUNTRIES

NATO’s essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. POLITICAL - NATO promotes democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. consultation MILITARY - NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity needed to undertake crisis-management operations. These are carried out under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty - NATO’s founding treaty - or under a UN mandate, alone or in cooperation with other countries and international organizations. crisis-managementArticle 5 of the Washington Treatycrisis-managementArticle 5 of the Washington Treaty A POLITICAL AND MILITARY ALLIANCE

Russia continues to oppose further expansion, seeing it as inconsistent with understandings between Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and European and American negotiators that allowed for a peaceful German reunification. NATO's expansion efforts are often seen by Moscow leaders as a continuation of a Cold War attempt to surround and isolate Russia. Ukraine's relationship with NATO and Europe has been politically divisive, and contributed to "Euromaidan" protests that saw the ousting of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in Mikhail Gorbachev Ukrainerelationship with NATOEuromaidanViktor YanukovychMikhail Gorbachev Ukrainerelationship with NATOEuromaidanViktor Yanukovych

NATO International Staff The NATO Secretary General is is the Alliance’s top international civil servant. This person is responsible for steering the process of consultation and decision- making in the Alliance and ensuring that decisions are implemented. The Secretary General is also NATO’s chief spokesperson and the head of the Organization’s International Staff. The current NATO Secretary General is Jens StoltenbergJens Stoltenberg The current NATO Deputy Secretary General is Amb. Alexander VershbowAmb. Alexander Vershbow Previous NATO Secretaries GeneralNATO Secretaries General

NATO Secretary General 2014 Jens Stoltenberg was born in Oslo on 16 March He spent his childhood years abroad, with his diplomat father, mother and two sisters. Mr Stoltenberg holds a postgraduate degree in Economics from the University of Oslo. After graduating in 1987, he started work in Statistics Norway.

While Mr Stoltenberg was Prime Minister, Norway’s defence spending increased steadily, with the result that Norway is today one of the Allies with the highest per capita defence expenditure. Mr Stoltenberg has also been instrumental in transforming the Norwegian armed forces, through a strong focus on deployable high-end capabilities. Under his leadership, the Norwegian Government has contributed Norwegian forces to various NATO operations.

North Atlantic Council visits Jordan 9 December 2014

FOREIGN BILATERIAL MEETING 3 December 2014 with Denmark

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