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11 Jul

NATO summit declaration sends ‘strong message’ to Russia, North Korea over deepening ties

Seoul, July 11 (IANS) The declaration adopted by the leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at this week's summit sends a strong message to Russia and North Korea against their growing partnership and illegal military cooperation, an official said on Thursday. The leaders of NATO member countries "strongly" condemned North Korea's exports of artillery shells and ballistic missiles to Russia and voiced "great concern" over the two countries' deepening partnership, Yonhap news agency reported. "We welcome the adoption of the declaration," foreign ministry spokesperson Lim Soo-suk said in a press briefing. "It sends a strong message to Russia…

06 Jul

NATO summit to discuss with Indo-Pacific partners resilience, cybersecurity: US official

Washington, July 6 (IANS) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its Indo-Pacific partners, including South Korea, plan to discuss resilience, support for Ukraine, disinformation, cybersecurity and emerging technologies during their summit in Washington next week, a senior US administration official said. The NATO summit is set to take place in the US capital from Tuesday to Thursday. The leaders of the alliance's four Indo-Pacific partners (IP4) - South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Japan have been invited to the summit that marks the 75th anniversary of NATO's founding, reported Yonhap news agency. "We are bringing together some of our…

05 Jul

South Korean President to travel to US next week for NATO summit, Indo-Pacific Command visit

Seoul, July 5 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will travel to the US next week to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington and visit the US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, his office said on Friday. Yoon will visit Washington from Wednesday to Thursday to meet with NATO leaders and discuss the war in Ukraine and cooperation between the transatlantic security alliance and the Indo-Pacific region, Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo said. Ahead of the summit, Yoon will stop in Hawaii on Monday and Tuesday to visit the US Indo-Pacific Command to receive…

13 Jul

NATO summit ends amid division, opposition

Vilnius, July 13, The NATO summit wrapped up here in the Lithuanian capital amid divisions among members and opposition from the international community. During the summit concluding on Wednesday, NATO adopted its "most comprehensive defence plans since the end of the Cold War" and endorsed a new defence production action plan. Under the new plans, NATO aims to have 300,000 troops fully ready for action, Xinhua news agency reported. NATO allies have also made an "enduring commitment" to invest at least two per cent of their GDP annually in defence, according to a statement published at the summit. Only 11…

12 Jul

G7 members to ratify long-term Ukraine security arrangement at NATO Summit

Vilnius, July 12, The G7 members will on Wednesday ratify a long-term security arrangement with Ukraine at the ongoing NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The G7 announcement came after the military alliance said that Ukraine could join the NATO only "when allies agree and conditions are met", the BBC reported. In a statement, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the arrangement, which will defence equipment, training and intelligence sharing, will send a "strong signal" to Russian President Putin. Sunak said the war-torn nation's allies were ramping up their "formal arrangements to protect Ukraine for the long term". "We can never…

11 Jul

Biden, Zelensky to meet during NATO Summit

Washington, July 11, US and Ukrainian Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet during the two-day NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where Kiev's membership to the military alliance will be one of the main topics of discussion. An informed source said the two leaders will meet on the second day of the Summit on Wednesday, reports CNN. The main focus of the two-day Summit is Ukraine's membership which Zelensky has been pushing for months amid the ongoing war. But all NATO members agree that Ukraine cannot join the bloc during the war amid fears this would lead to a…

30 Jun

Ukraine’s NATO aspirations to be discussed after Vilnius summit: Stoltenberg

Kiev, June 30 (IANS) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Ukraine's aspirations to join the alliance will be discussed after the NATO summit in Vilnius, media reported. "After the NATO summit, we will discuss Ukraine's aspirations for NATO membership. And I am absolutely sure that the allies will send a very strong message of support to Ukraine," Stoltenberg was cited as saying on Thursday. All allies agree that NATO's door is open and Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, the Secretary General added. He stressed that only Ukraine and NATO will decide when is the right time…