On Monday 9 January 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will be awarded the Sønsteby Prize 2023 in Oslo, Norway. The Sønsteby Prize, awarded annually by the Gunnar Sønsteby Memorial Fund to “people who are courageous defenders of fundamental democratic values”, is a recognition of the Secretary General’sContinue Reading
NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday and Wednesday (29-30 November 2022) to address Russia’s illegal war, NATO’s support for Kyiv and other partners, ways to strengthen resilience, and the challenges posed by China. Previewing the meeting, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that “NATO will continue toContinue Reading
On 03-05 November 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Türkiye for meetings with the President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Hulusi Akar, and senior Turkish officials. On Thursday, 03 November 2022, the SecretaryContinue Reading
The NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to New York from Monday 19 September through Friday 23 September 2022 to attend the United Nations General Assembly. On Tuesday 20 September, the Secretary General will participate in the opening of the 77th Session of the United Nations General AssemblyContinue Reading
Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government: Allied leaders have just met to address the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. I invited NATO’s close partners Finland, Sweden and the European Union to our summit. BecauseContinue Reading
Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government on Russia’s attack on Ukraine: – We have met today to discuss the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades. We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, enabled by Belarus. We call on Russia to immediately ceaseContinue Reading
NATO scientists are working on ways to help detect small UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles, which can pose a security risk and cause major disruption. NATO scientists are building up a signature database of small UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to help nations develop drone detection systems and tracking algorithms. AtContinue Reading
The interaction between people and new technologies is what will give the NATO alliance the greatest challenges in the future, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview published by FFI, who celebrates 75 years. More than a hundred Norwegian researchers are at all times engaged in work withContinue Reading
Today NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a virtual press conference to launch his Annual Report for 2020, which covers all aspects of the work of the Alliance over the past year. Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the release of his Annual Report 2020. In aContinue Reading
The Acting Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed a Letter of Intent on 17th February, 2021, stating political support to the continued Nordic-US engagement in the Nordic-led flag-level air exercise, Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE). U.S. valuable contributions areContinue Reading