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Dedense News January 15, 2010 Norway Minister: NATO Must Revisit 'Core Values' By GERARD O'DWYER -"From the Norwegian side, we have emphasized in particular that the concept should focus on NATO's core tasks. The alliance's ability to defend all the member states according to the North Atlantic Treaty Article 5 must continue to be fundamental." -Mutual assistance in case of armed attack is the foundation-stone upon which NATO is built. HELSINKI: NATO needs to revert to its "core values" of protecting member states and supporting their national defense strategies, said Grete Faremo, Norway's recently appointed defense minister, during a debut address to the Oslo Militaere Samfund (the Oslo Military Society). Norway is actively lobbying NATO to return to its core values during the organization's current "self-reflection process," which forms part of NATO's revision of its "strategic concept," Faremo said. "NATO's current strategic concept dates from 1999. A lot has happened since then," Faremo said. NATO has become somewhat side-tracked by international military and political activities in recent years and needs to refocus on its "original establishment goals," the minister said. Norway's strategic view is that NATO must remain a defensive alliance and the primary organization for the handling of the allies' security challenges. The alliance's importance as a forum for dialogue between the United States and Europe must be maintained, Faremo said. "From the Norwegian side, we have emphasized in particular that the concept should focus on NATO's core tasks. The alliance's ability to defend all the member states according to the North Atlantic Treaty Article 5 must continue to be fundamental," Faremo said. NATO must be able to give member countries the "confidence inherent in a collective defense," said Faremo. Mutual assistance in case of armed attack is the foundation-stone upon which NATO is built. "All member countries must feel that their basic security interests are safeguarded," she stressed. =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected] Daily digest option available. ============================== --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bNM5nn.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [email protected] For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
