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NATO reports New Zealand intends closer cooperation

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Phil Goff says New Zealand will use opportunities for closer cooperation with NATO
NATO Secretary General expresses appreciation for New Zealand’s Afghanistan contribution; New Zealand leads Bamyan PRT (~100 personnel)

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On 23 January 2007 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, New Zealand Defence Minister Phil Goff told NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer that New Zealand intends to use opportunities for closer cooperation after the 2006 Riga Summit; NATO expressed appreciation for New Zealand’s contribution to the Afghanistan mission, including leadership of the Bamyan provincial reconstruction effort of about 100 personnel.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 23 January 2007 1 MIN READ During a visit to NATO Headquarters on 23 January New Zealand Defence Minister Phil Goff said his country intends to use opportunities for closer cooperation with NATO. Minister Goff visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels for talks with the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. They discussed NATO’s operations in Afghanistan, the outcome of the Alliance’s 2006 Riga Summit as well as other key issues on the international security agenda. The Riga Summit paved the way for closer cooperation between NATO and countries like New Zealand – which are not members of NATO and do not belong to NATO’s formal partnership structures. Minister Goff welcomed the decisions of the Riga Summit, and said New Zealand fully intends to use the opportunities for closer cooperation. The Secretary General expressed his deep appreciation for New Zealand’s contribution to NATO’s Afghanistan mission. The country currently leads a Provincial Reconstruction in Bamyan, numbering some 100 soldiers, police officers and civilian reconstruction experts. Link was copied to clipboard

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