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NATO says new approach to security cooperation with Israel

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Held two-day NATO-Israel symposium in Herzliya
Promoted functional, non-geographical security partnerships via Mediterranean Dialogue

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On 22 October Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero and Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni opened a two-day symposium on NATO-Israel relations and the Mediterranean Dialogue in Herzliya, co-sponsored by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the Atlantic Forum of Israel.
Ambassador Bisogniero said rapid international change requires innovative security cooperation beyond geographical, cultural or religious boundaries and described NATO’s partnerships logic as shifting from a geographical to a functional approach.
Bisogniero met bilaterally with Tzipi Livni, Avigdor Lieberman, Tzachi Hanegbi and other senior Israeli officials.

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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 October 2007 1 MIN READ On 22 October, the Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Ms. Tzipi Livni opened a two-day symposium on: “NATO-Israel Relations and the Mediterranean Dialogue", co-sponsored by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the Atlantic Forum of Israel in Herzliya. The symposium brought together high-level opinion leaders and policy makers from Israel and officials from NATO. " Never before we have been confronted with more rapid and more fundamental international change. And never before the international environment confronted us with so many contradictions ," said Ambassador Bisogniero, "So how do we meet all these different challenges? I believe there is only one answer – and that is to explore new innovative approaches of security cooperation which break through and reach out well beyond established geographical, cultural or religious boundaries ”. " The logic of NATO’s Partnerships is to make the transition from a geographical towards a functional approach to security. A key element of this partnership policy is the Mediterranean Dialogue that we started back in 1994 and which currently comprises seven countries in Northern Africa and the Middle East, including Israel ." During the visit, Ambassador Bisogniero also met for bilateral talks with Ms. Tzipi Livni, Mr. Avigdor Lieberman, Minister for Strategic Threats, Mr. Tzachi Hanegbi, Chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, and other senior Israeli officials. Link was copied to clipboard

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