NATO - News: In a historic first, Swiss defence minister joins …
WEBMar 22, 2023 · Viola Amherd, Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, visited NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (22 March 2023) for talks with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and to meet with NATO ambassadors. Her participation in the North Atlantic Council was the first …
NATO - Topic: Relations with Switzerland
WEBApr 1, 2021 · NATO and Switzerland actively cooperate in several important areas, including the promotion of human security, defence institution building and the development and maintenance of capabilities of the Swiss armed forces to work with those of NATO and other partner countries in multinational peace-support operations.
NATO - Topic: NATO member countries
WEBMar 11, 2024 · NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April 1949. Since then, 20 more countries have joined NATO through 10 rounds of enlargement (in 1952, 1955, 1982, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2024). Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty sets out how countries can join the Alliance.
Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Switzerland
WEBFrom 4 to 5 December 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer was in Switzerland for an official visit at the invitation of its Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Thomas Süssli. The Chair also met with Federal Councillor Viola Amherd, Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), and delivered a …
Secretary General: Switzerland is a valued NATO partner
WEBLast updated: 02 Mar. 2017 18:37. English. French. Russian. Ukrainian. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the value of the Alliance’s partnership with Switzerland during a visit to Bern and Geneva on Wednesday and Thursday (1-2 March 2017). Today, the Secretary General met with the Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal ...
NATO Review - NATO’s 'neutral' European partners: valuable …
WEBApr 23, 2013 · When the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact collapsed, five European states – Austria, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Switzerland – decided, each for their own reasons, to remain “neutral.” They nonetheless could not avoid questions about the place they should take in a new post-Cold War international system, including their …
NATO - News: Sweden officially joins NATO , 07-Mar.-2024
WEBMar 7, 2024 · Ukrainian. Sweden became NATO’s newest member on Thursday (7 March 2024), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC. With Sweden’s accession, NATO now counts 32 countries among its members. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg …
NATO - Topic: Relations with Switzerland
WEBOct 29, 2021 · NATO and Switzerland actively cooperate in several important areas, including the promotion of human security, defence institution building and the development and maintenance of capabilities of the Swiss armed forces to work with those of NATO and other partner countries in multinational peace-support operations.
NATO - Topic: Partnership for Peace programme
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Partnership for Peace programme. The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a programme of bilateral cooperation between individual Euro-Atlantic partner countries and NATO. It allows partners to build up an individual relationship with NATO, choosing their own priorities for cooperation. Based on a commitment to democratic principles, the …
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WEBSecretary General: Switzerland is a valued NATO partner. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the value of the Alliance’s partnership with Switzerland during a visit to Bern and Geneva on Wednesday and Thursday (1-2 March 2017). 01 Mar. 2017 : NATO Secretary General stresses value of partnership with Switzerland