Rumsfeld, NATO defense ministers to meet
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NATO countries, under pressure from the U.S. and military leaders, may soon come through with additional troops and equipment needed to fight the escalating violence in Afghanistan.
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Germany's defense minister on Friday urged more talks within NATO on the U.S. plan to locate elements of an anti-missile shield in Europe which has raised tensions between Russia and the United States.
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PORTOROZ, Slovenia -- NATO defense ministers faced a tense meeting with their Russian counterpart Friday after the Western alliance angered Moscow by agreeing to deepen cooperation with Georgia.Comment
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NATO ministers on Thursday explored U.S. missile defense plans for Europe and considered Russia's surprise offer to include a radar base in Azerbaijan in the missile shield.
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NATO is set to cancel a meeting of its foreign ministers with the Ukrainian foreign minister scheduled for Thursday because of the political crisis in Kiev, diplomats and officials said.
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US Defence Minister Donald Rumsfeld arrived in the Western Iraq air force base on Sunday. He is to meet the sailors fighting against the militant groups in Al Anbar Iraqi province.
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NATO has postponed a meeting due on Thursday between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart but will seek early talks with a foreign minister of a "new and legitimate" Ukraine government, NATO sources said.
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The Japanese and Australian defence and foreign ministers will meet for their first four-way talks Wednesday as the two close US allies aim to boost their security relations.
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NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday began two days of talks with allied defense and diplomatic officials on how to re-energize and reinforce NATO efforts in southern Afghanistan
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NATO defense ministers discussed a US-backed proposal on Wednesday to merge Afghan peacekeeping and anti-terrorism operations under a joint command, despite criticism of the plan by Germany and France.
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The United States said it expected  European countries to come up with offers of help in Iraq and  Afghanistan at a NATO meeting on Thursday to discuss the  alliance's role in the insurgency-hit countries.
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NATO defence ministers agreed on Thursday to study the idea of building a "bolt-on" missile defence system that would plug gaps in a planned U.S. shield in Europe.
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Nato chiefs are to meet again to decide who will supply extra troops and equipment for Afghanistan.
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Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Monday signed the Agreement on Cooperation between the two governments on Prevention of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass ...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will press NATO nations on Thursday to provide military and police trainers for Afghanistan and also plans to express interest in Russia's offer to cooperate on missile defense.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  will lobby NATO allies at a meeting in France this week to chip  in more to help train Iraqi security forces, a U.S. official  said on Monday.