New Strategic Concept will guide the next stage in NATO’s evolutionOctober 8, 2010 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The new Strategic Concept will have to guide the next stage in NATO’s evolution. The time has now come for NATO 3.0. An Alliance which can defend the 900 million citizens of NATO countries against the threats we face today, and will face in the coming decade. The Strategic Concept is the blueprint for that new NATO, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated. “Collective defence will remain the essential core of the Alliance. And that continues to require effective military forces. But to be effective today, we need forces that are deployable across Alliance territory and beyond. The Strategic Concept must set out a clear vision for Allies to guide the reform of their forces – less investment in static forces and concrete, more forces that can move, can stay and can succeed wherever they are sent. But today, defence of our territory and our citizens doesn’t begin and end at the border. It can start in Kandahar. It can start in cyberspace. And NATO needs to be able to defend across the spectrum,” ATO Secretary General said in his speech at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Brussels. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |