Tag: NATO

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 06:20 UTC

  UK remains “the US most capable and interoperable ally” in defense issues

  

  UK Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has been talking about why the UK and US must remain partners of choice in defense. This week Mr Hammond gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC about the special relationship that exists between the UK and the US, describing the UK as the most capable and interoperable ally.

• Thursday, November 21st 2013 - 18:56 UTC

  British parliament sends strong message to Spain decrying belligerence towards Gibraltar

  

  British MPs from across the political spectrum sent “an extremely powerful message” to the Spanish Government voicing anger at its treatment of Gibraltar and its people. Parliamentarians from all the major British political parties spoke in unison to decry Spanish belligerence toward the Rock during a 40-minute emergency session in the House of Commons.

• Saturday, September 28th 2013 - 04:57 UTC

  Malvinas/Gibraltar: Garcia Margallo admits coincidences, but “no joint actions”

  

  Spain will not be involved in ‘joint actions’ with Argentina regarding sovereignty claims over Gibraltar and Malvinas, said on Friday Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, arguing there had been ‘misinterpretations’ in the Argentine version of the bilateral ministerial meeting and which was first denied by the Moncla Palace.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 16:52 UTC

  Colombia establishes closer information security links with NATO

  

  Colombia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization signed an agreement on information security that will allow exploring future cooperation and consultation in areas of common interest. The agreement was signed on Tuesday in Brussels by NATO Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow and the Defense Minister of Colombia, Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno.

• Friday, June 7th 2013 - 23:40 UTC

  President Santos in London says that cooperation with NATO has been going “since a long time”

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos revealed on Friday in London that Colombia has been cooperating with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, “since a long time”. Last June first the Colombian Executive announced that the Ministry of Defence was going to sign an agreement with NATO “to begin the process of becoming closer to NATO”.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 05:27 UTC

  Strong reaction from Bolivarian countries to Colombia’s cooperation with NATO

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos announcement over the weekend that Colombia will look for a cooperation understanding with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) on their invitation, has irked the so called Latinamerican group of ‘anti-imperialist countries’, at a moment when relations between neighbouring Colombia and Venezuela have hit a new low.

• Thursday, March 7th 2013 - 22:10 UTC

  UK defense budget cuts becomes a major debate even for the ruling coalition

  

  UK Defense budget cuts are rapidly becoming a controversial issue even among members of the current ruling coalition. An article from The Telegraph by Deputy Political Editor James Kirkup points out to reactions from the Commons Defense Committee to further pruning defense which would force Britain to break its promises to the NATO alliance and put the Special Relationship with the US at risk.

• Friday, October 5th 2012 - 22:41 UTC

  Pentagon chief flies to Uruguay for Defence Ministers of the Americas conference

  

  United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta starts on Friday a week-long trip to Peru and Uruguay where he will attend the Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas, the Pentagon announced on Thursday.

• Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 05:21 UTC

  US plans to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan by mid 2013

  

  The US will seek to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan during 2013, more than a year before a deadline for withdrawal, the defence secretary says. Speaking while travelling to a Nato summit, Leon Panetta said the US hoped to switch to a role training and supporting Afghan forces.

• Thursday, December 8th 2011 - 20:19 UTC

  UK NATO campaign in Libya (longer than expected) cost 333 million dollars

  

  The UK contribution to the NATO operation in Libya cost £212 million pounds (333 million dollars), Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday in London.