NPA, Alm.del - 2010-11 (1. samling) - Bilag 13: Kommentarer fra NATO's generalsekretær vedr. politiske anbefalinger vedtaget i 2010

INCORPORATING UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 ONWOMEN AND PEACE AND SECURITY INTO NATO'S NEW STRATEGICCONCEPT AND INTO ALLIANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES*The Assembly,1.Recallingthat, ten years ago, in October 2000, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 onWomen and Peace and Security,in which it reaffirmedthe important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, in peace-building andreconstruction;2.Underliningthat the background to this Resolution was the recognition that women aredoubly affected by war and violent conflict, as they not only have to bear the horrors and hardshipsthat accompany every war, but also to live in constant fear of forms of violence specifically targetedat them;3.Stressingalso the central and resolute role of women in wartime in supporting their familiesin the most difficult conditions, fighting for their rights, and taking responsibility for the welfare oftheir communities;4.Recognisingthat UNSC Resolution 1325 is based on the conviction that equal participationof men and women is a means to prevent and resolve conflicts, and to promote lasting peace forall;5.Recallingthat UNSC Resolution 1325 urged Member States to ensure increasedrepresentation of women at all decision-making levels in national, regional and internationalinstitutions, as well as in mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict,and to include a gender perspective in all peacekeeping and peacebuilding measures, includingdisarmament, demobilisation and reintegration, and security sector reform;6.Welcomingthe recommendation in the report by the NATO Group of Experts chaired byAmbassador Madeleine K. Albright, that NATO, as a political alliance, should co-operate with theUnited Nations on the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325;7.Salutingthe measures already taken to implement UNSC Resolution 1325 within theAlliance, including the work of the Committee on Gender Perspectives, the appointment of genderadvisors to Headquarters and operations, and the adoption of Bi-Strategic Command Directive 40-1 onIntegrating UNSCR 1325 and Gender Perspectives in the NATO Command StructureIncluding Measures For Protection During Armed Conflict;

9.URGESmember governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance, and ifappropriate, NATO institutions:a.to follow the recommendation of the NATO Group of Experts and, ten years after the adoptionof UNSC Resolution 1325, to incorporate a gender-sensitive approach to peace and securitypolicy into NATO’s new Strategic Concept;to develop specific measures in support of the objectives set in UNSC Resolutions 1325 and1820, and to include these in the implementation of NATO’s new Strategic Concept;to co-operate closely with civil society organisations in implementing UNSC Resolution 1325and draw on their expertise;to mainstream a gender equality perspective into the design, implementation, monitoring andevaluation of NATO-related policies and programmes, in order to incorporate fully theconcerns and experiences of both women and men, and ensure that women and men canshare the benefits equally;to strive to ensure that efforts to preserve and promote peace and security always take intoaccount a gender perspective, and to support wholeheartedly all measures designed toinvolve women in the resolution of conflicts and protect them from violence;to ensure, in conflict zones where NATO is engaged, that local and regional women’s groupsand networks are informed of their rights and options, that they receive training as the needarises, and that they are involved as equal partners in negotiations and decision-makingprocesses;to ensure that the particular needs of women are incorporated into the planning and conductof operations through such measures as the appointment of gender advisers andhuman-rights observers, and to ensure that the personnel deployed to these missions aretrained accordingly;to consider ways to increase the share of women personnel deployed to NATO operationswhenever possible and appropriate;to press for the appointment of more women to leading positions within the United Nationsand NATO; and,to make every effort to ensure that perpetrators of violence against women are consistentlyprosecuted.

SG’s REPLY ON RESOLUTION 381I welcome the interest of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in UNSCR 1325 on women, peaceand security. High-level commitment by nations is essential for the success of implementation.Since 2007, the Alliance has demonstrated its commitment to the implementation of UNSCR 1325and related Resolutions with its partners. At the Lisbon Summit, the Heads of State andGovernment underlined the significant steps which had already been taken and endorsed anumber of recommendations for the way ahead. The pragmatic approach to implementationincludes:1) Mainstreaming the Resolutions in policies, programmes and documentation;2) Mainstreaming the Resolutions in all phases and aspects of operations and missions;3) Enhancing cooperation with international organisations, such as the UN, NGOs and civil society;4) Continuing to develop education and training in civilian and military frameworks; and5) Maintaining a public diplomacy strategy.An annual Secretary General's report on overall implementation has also been instituted, the firstto be issued in October 2011. A progress report on implementation will be provided to ForeignMinisters in December 2011 and at the next Summit.

3.Welcomingthe conduct of competitive and democratic local elections on 30 May 2010,which, according to international observers, marked progress towards meeting OSCE and Councilof Europe commitments, despite significant remaining shortcomings;4.Welcomingalso the process of constitutional reform, butregrettingthat full use was notmade of the advisory mechanism of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe;5.Deeply concernedby the humanitarian situation in Georgia’s occupied territories of Abkhaziaand South Ossetia, as well as the ongoing denial of the right of return to Georgian populationsdisplaced from the two regions;6.WelcomingRussia’s withdrawal of its troops from the Perevi area, butconcernedabout theongoing tightening by Russian FSB Border Troops of procedures for crossing the AdministrativeBorder Line;7.Deeply concernedabout the continuing failure by the Russian Federation to comply fully withthe provisions of the EU-brokered Ceasefire Agreement, and particularly its failure to withdraw tothe positions it held before the conflict;8.Profoundly disturbedby the continued absence of international monitoring mechanismsinside the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia following Russia’s blocking of theextension of the OSCE and UN missions in Georgia;9.Welcomingthe important role that the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia continuesto play in monitoring implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement and in facilitating contactsbetween the sides;10.WelcomingGeorgia’s State Strategy on Occupied Territories and the Action Plan forEngagement, both of which aim to engage communities in the two regions through constructiveprojects;11.Reaffirmingits attachment to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as statedalso in numerous UNSC Resolutions on the situation in Georgia;12.URGESmember governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance to reaffirmNATO’s open door policy, the Bucharest Summit Declaration that Georgia will become a memberof NATO, as well as the principle that all candidates should be judged on their own merits;

URGESthe parliament and government of the Russian Federation, as well as the de facto14.authorities of Abkhazia, Georgia, and South Ossetia, Georgia:a.to reverse the results of what has been described as ethnic cleansing by the IndependentInternational Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia as well as by otherinternational documents and allow the safe and dignified return of all internally displacedpersons to their homes;to allow EUMM unimpeded access to the territory of the two regions;to ensure access to international humanitarian aid to those affected;URGESthe European Union:to reaffirm its commitment to the agreement on the EUMM regarding access for the EUMMto both sides of the administrative borderline as agreed between the then President of theEuropean Council, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the Russian President, Dmitri Medvedev;to put the implementation of this agreement on the agenda of the coming EU-Russiasummit;URGESthe parliament and government of Georgia to continue efforts to strengthen therule of law and promote democratic reforms in all areas, particularly those that furtherengage the opposition.

SG’s REPLY ON RESOLUTION 382I appreciate the attention the Parliamentary Assembly is giving to Georgia through itsrecommendation. The Lisbon Summit indeed reaffirmed NATO's Open Door policy, as well as allelements of the Bucharest Summit decision on Georgia's future membership in the Alliance.Allied Heads of State and Government also reiterated their continued support to the territorialintegrity and sovereignty of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders. Allies encouragedthe participants in the Geneva talks to play a constructive role and to pursue peaceful conflictresolution. They also continued to call on Russia to reverse its recognition of the South Ossetiaand Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states.Allies stated their active support to Georgia's reform efforts. The NATO Liaison Office, which wasinaugurated this autumn during my visit to Tbilisi, will help in maximising the assistance andsupport the Alliance is providing to Georgia.The NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the Annual National Programme are the right tools tofurther Georgia's top foreign policy priority of Euro-Atlantic integration. Within this framework,NATO, like the Parliamentary Assembly, will look closely at Georgia's efforts to strengthen the ruleof law and promote democratic reforms. NATO is looking forward to another productive year ofdialogue in the NGC and active cooperation, including through the NGC.

AFGHANISTAN TOWARDS TRANSITIONThe Assembly,1.Reaffirmingthe crucial importance of the UN-mandated NATO mission in Afghanistan, andnotingthat the success of Afghan National Security Forces and the International SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF) is vital to the security of our nations and the future welfare of the Afghanpeople;2.Stressingthe strategic importance of preventing Afghanistan from becoming once again ahaven for international terrorism or a destabilizing feature in a strategically vital region;3.Commendingthe performance of our soldiers and citizens in most demanding conditions andhonouringthose who have lost their lives or have been injured;4.Commending furtherthe Afghan forces that are increasingly taking the lead in securityoperations and withstanding high casualty rates;Wholeheartedly supportingthe successful efforts of NATO forces to reduce civilian5.casualties, whileregrettingthe accidental deaths of Afghan civilians caused by some Alliedoperations;Strongly condemningthe insurgency's tactics of deliberately targeting non-combatants and6.routinely using them as a shield to cover their own activity;Welcomingthe Afghan First Policy that aims at facilitating procurement of local goods and7.services through simplified bidding and contracting procedures in Afghanistan;8.Stressingthat NATO's role in Afghanistan is ultimately limited to providing a safe and secureenvironment, and that efforts by other actors in the political and economic sectors will be required ifan acceptable, comprehensive and sustainable outcome is to be achieved;9.Emphasisingthe need for the government to be perceived as legitimate and competent bythe Afghan people;10.Recognisingthat capable, democratically-controlled and well-equipped Afghan nationalsecurity forces are essential to fostering a safe and secure environment throughout the country;11.Further recognisingthat NATO must continue to play a central role in training, equipping,and establishing forces which ultimately will be responsible for ensuring Afghan security for thelong term;

14.Emphasisingthe need for more persistent and effective measures to combat illegaldrug production and trafficking as a serious threat to peace and stability and a majorfinancial source for terrorist and insurgent activities;15.URGESmember governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance andNATO:a.b.c.d.e.to reaffirm their enduring and lasting commitment to assisting the government of Afghanistanin providing a secure and stable environment for its citizens;to support Afghan-led reconciliation efforts towards a political solution to the conflict;to encourage regional stakeholders to play a positive role in the future of Afghanistan;to carefully co-ordinate redeployment plans in order to avoid endangering the overall mission;to provide the personnel necessary to speed the professionalisation of the Afghan NationalSecurity Forces, in order to more effectively create the conditions for a transition to Afghanleadership at the appropriate time;to step up support for Afghan capacity-building efforts in the field of governance with a viewto enhancing the Afghan government's ability to deliver services to its population, with aparticular focus on the priority areas of justice, civil service and public administration, publicfinances and local governance;to better co-ordinate international assistance and channel it through Afghan institutions to theextent possible, conditional upon progress in the implementation of necessary reforms;to support the newly-elected parliament as it takes up its duties;to regularly and thoroughly review progress in the implementation of mutual commitments;to continue to enhance the co-ordination of international initiatives and programmes insupport of governance;

URGESthe Afghan authorities:to implement the time-bound, specific, results-oriented commitments taken at the London andKabul Conferences in the key areas of peace and security, governance and development;to redouble efforts to eradicate corruption;to improve access to justice;to continue to strengthen sub-national governance and local institutional capacity;to review Afghan election procedures and processes, taking into account lessons learnedfrom the presidential and parliamentary elections and recommendations from competentinternational bodies;to pursue concrete results in replacing opium poppy crops which are an important source offinancing for the insurgency and arms trafficking; and,to work for the presence of women with equal rights - in accordance with the AfghanConstitution - in all Afghan institutions, including the security forces, in order to foster thedemocratic development of Afghan society.

SG’s REPLY ON RESOLUTION 383At the Lisbon Summit, NATO nations and ISAF partners reaffirmed their enduring commitment toAfghanistan's security and stability, thus meeting the Assembly's primary exhortation to nations. Intheir statement on Afghanistan, all 48 ISAF nations reconfirmed their support for enhanced Afghanleadership, a comprehensive approach, and strong regional engagement as set out in the StrategicVision agreed at Bucharest and reaffirmed at Strasbourg/Kehl.Sustainable transition to greater Afghan security responsibility will be the focus of effort throughout2011 and beyond. We expect a conditions-based transition process to begin in early 2011. This willalso involve the better alignment of our assistance with Afghan national priority programmes,working through increasingly capable Afghan institutions.Effective training and mentoring of the Afghan security forces is the ticket to sustainable,irreversible transition. The NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan is becoming increasingly effectivein its development of the Afghan Army and Police, and in the last few months nations have pledgeda considerable number of trainers to meet priority shortfalls. But further work is required. NATOnations and ISAF partners will need to commit more trainers, equipment and resources to furtherstrengthen the Afghan security forces and thereby facilitate transition.Irreversible transition requires robust and respected governance at the national and subnationallevel. NATO shares the Assembly's view of the need for strong international support for the newly-elected parliament as it takes up its duties. Equally, and based on decisions of December 2009 byMinisters of Foreign Affairs of Nations participating in ISAF, NATO/SAF will continue to supportAfghan-led reconciliation and reintegration efforts. The Lisbon Declaration supports strongly theAssembly's position regarding the need for the Afghan government to do more, specificallyconcerning the implementation of electoral reform, improvement of the rule of law, and eradicatingcorruption.Looking ahead, we believe that our strategy remains sound. Many challenges lie ahead, but thereare signs of clear progress which validate our approach in Afghanistan.But as Resolution 383 rightly points out, NATO's role in Afghanistan is ultimately limited toproviding a safe and secure environment, and that efforts by other actors in the political andeconomic sectors will be required if an acceptable, comprehensive and sustainable outcome is tobe achieved.

The Assembly,1.Acknowledgingthat the economic foundation of power is a central and not a peripheralfactor in determining relations among States;2.Recognisingthat a tectonic shift may be underway in the global economic balance of powerthat requires greater co-operation among nations to prevent the rising of major tensions andconflicts;3.Stressingthat the international monetary order is, in part, a reflection of global powerrelations and that solving current disagreements about exchange rate policies, including the under-valuation of the renminbi, will be of fundamental importance to obtaining an internationallyacceptable rebalancing of economic relations among nations, and to avoid protectionism;4.Lamentingthe persistent failure of the governments of many NATO member countries tobalance their budgets over the business cycle, a failure which has caused a rise in sovereign debtand left a number of Allied countries, and particularly the United States, economically vulnerableto, and ever more dependent upon, China;5.Concedingthat fiscal consolidation in NATO countries could have dire implications fornational defence budgets and that, consequently, matching foreign and security goals with themeans at hand will be more important than ever;6.Warningthat over the next 40 years, developed countries' share of the global population willfall by roughly 25% and that most of our societies will have aged significantly, thus putting evergreater pressures on national pension and healthcare systems and budgets;7.Understandingthat boosting productivity by improving national education systems will be avital part of any effort to adjust to structural changes in the emerging international economic order;8.Recognisingthat the global economic crisis has struck the world's poorest countries andpushed millions of people into poverty and greater insecurity - a dire humanitarian challenge thatdirectly bears on the security of our own countries;9.Worryingthat aid commitments undertaken at Gleneagles are not being uniformly respected;

11.URGESmember governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:a.to work in concert to distinguish between genuine strategic threats that must be addressedforcefully and those tactical distractions that might squander power and wealth;to recognise the entire range of tools Western societies have at hand to build a more stableand prosperous international order, and to use these tools in the most cost-effective manner,in part, by working together for common ends;to recognise, therefore, that working multilaterally can help countries achieve more whilespending less across a wide range of policy areas ranging from military spending todevelopment assistance;to revive global trade talks aimed at fostering a more open trading system that will benefitboth the developed and developing worlds;to fulfil the development spending commitments undertaken at Gleneagles;to undertake the kinds of structural changes that will help our governments balance nationalbudgets over the natural course of the business cycle;to ensure that public spending is geared toward investing in long-term productivity rather thanshort-term consumption in order to maintain the critical edge needed to prosper in globalmarkets;to work in concert to build a more stable international monetary order that both reflectscurrent economic realities, and encourages and rewards sustainable macroeconomicpolicies;to improve our militaries' operational effectiveness even in an era of budget tightening, whileco-ordinating this process within the Alliance, possibly through NATO's Defence Planningstaff;to collaborate more deeply to address some of the world's most pressing security challenges,including terrorism, nuclear proliferation, illicit drug production and trafficking, climate change,overpopulation, food and water security, and meeting our collective energy needs;to engage with confidence rising powers, even those that do not share all our values, whileendeavouring to inculcate these powers in those norms that we believe will foster greaterglobal stability, development and prosperity;to co-operate more with those powers like Brazil, India, Japan and South Africa and thatshare our values and interests in global security; and,to do all in our power to ensure that we stay true to the values that animate this Alliance,including the rule of law, due process, freedom of expression and religion, open commercialrelations, free markets, social solidarity and tolerance.

SG’s REPLY ON RESOLUTION 384I welcome elements contained in Resolution 384. Security and economic prosperity are closelyinterlinked and NATO countries can not ensure one without the other. Allies are faced with thechallenge of drastic cuts in their defence budgets, which, if not managed in a coordinated way,may affect their long-term ability to project power, protect their security and their populations' well-being.Meanwhile, the emerging security environment is becoming more unpredictable and less stable,with threats such as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, or cyber gaining morepertinence. In addition it becomes more interdependent, as emerging economic and militarypowers are entering the scene and are facing similar challenges to those we traditionally face. Inlight of these developments, through the adoption of the Strategic Concept, the Alliance is set topursue three major objectives, which will ensure its dynamism well into the second decade of the21 st Century.Firstly, make the best out of the crisis, explore all the opportunities opening up. Economicchallenges should be an occasion for all NATO countries to cut fat in their defence spending whilebecoming more efficient building muscle. Bilateral or multilateral cooperation schemes, which willbenefit Allies, should be encouraged. Pooling of resources should be our primary target. In thisrespect, NATO and EU states should cooperate even more closely and avoid unnecessaryduplication.Secondly, strengthen the internal cohesion of the Alliance by building on our common values, oureconomic interdependence in order to reinforce our cooperation in the political, operational andcapability fields.Thirdly, expand our partnership relations so as to include all those states willing and able to workwith the Alliance in order to jointly address the global emerging challenges and reduce the salienceof competition.

THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF NATO PARTNERSHIPSThe Assembly,1.Declaringthat close transatlantic policy co-operation and co-ordination have been pivotal insecuring peace, prosperity and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area and that NATO remainsindispensable to achieving this goal;2.Fully supportingthe decision of the Heads of State and government of the Alliance toupdate the Strategic Concept, andappreciatingits inclusion in the consultation process for theupdate of NATO's Strategic Concept;3.Emphasisingthat NATO's core mission remains collective defence, butrecognisingthattoday's security threats - including failed or failing states, regional instability, the spread ofweapons of mass destruction, terrorism, cybercrime, and maritime piracy - are no longer confinedto the Euro-Atlantic region but are global in nature and demand a comprehensive approach;4.Notingthat NATO remains the most successful and most powerful security organisation inthe world butunderliningthat the Alliance depends on close and effective co-operation withvarious partners, including international organisations and civil actors, to ensure comprehensivesecurity through economic reconstruction, political reconciliation, improved governance and thestrengthening of civil society;5.Notingalso that the Alliance derives legitimacy from its adherence to the principles andpurposes of the Charter of the United Nations as underlined in the Washington Treaty;6.Acknowledgingthat NATO has become one of the most important actors in internationalcrisis management, the resolution of regional conflicts and peace missions;7.Reassertingits determination to strengthen the European pillar of the Alliance and to supportthe building and strengthening of the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy(CSDP) as part of the reinforcement of overall security andurgingthat CSDP enhance militarycapabilities and not adopt structures that unnecessarily duplicate those already existing withinNATO;8.Stressingthat NATO's co-operation with the European Union holds enormous potential, butrecognisingthat the common NATO-EU agenda remains far too restricted for two organisationsthat are founded on the same principles and values;9.Remindingthat NATO and the EU have broadly overlapping memberships and that bothinstitutions draw from many of the same tax bases;

10.Recognisingthat the Russian Federation plays an important part in enhancing Euro-Atlanticand global security andacknowledgingthe achievements of the NATO-Russia Partnership;11.Acknowledgingthat NATO's partnerships, such as the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council,the Partnership for Peace, the Mediterranean Dialogue, and the Istanbul Co-operation Initiative,are an increasingly important part of its approach to complex challenges in regions on theperiphery of Europe and beyond andapplaudingthe valuable contributions of NATO partners toNATO-led missions;12.Consideringthat the promotion of the Alliance's common values is one of the driving forcesbehind NATO's co-operation with its partner countries andnotingthat enlarging and deepeningNATO's partnerships promote co-operation, confidence and stability, as well as increasingmembers’ and partners’ capacities to address new security challenges;13.Convincedthat the further development of partnerships will be essential for the necessaryadaptation of the Alliance to tackle future security challenges successfully;14.URGESmember governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:a.to intensify and expand the existing partnerships of the Alliance, particularly the Euro-AtlanticPartnership Council and the Partnership for Peace as well as the Mediterranean Dialogueand the Istanbul Co-operation Initiative;to deepen partnerships with countries outside the Euro-Atlantic region by formalisingpartnerships with countries that share the values of the Alliance and by expanding the list ofshared activities while preserving the ability of each partner to form tailored co-operativerelationships with the Alliance;to improve the co-ordination among Allies and with international organisations such as theEuropean Union and the United Nations and to accord higher priority than in the past toconflict prevention in order to avoid having to deal with far more daunting post-conflictproblems;to develop further wide-ranging co-operation with the Russian Federation, particularly in themilitary-to-military sphere, stressing that this partnership needs to rest on common values aswell as on the principles stipulated in the Founding Act and the Rome Declaration, particularlythe indivisibility of security, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States andthe peaceful resolution of conflicts; and,

SG’s REPLY ON RESOLUTION 385I especially welcome your resolution on the increasing importance of partnerships, a priority Iintend to take forward expeditiously in the coming months. The Lisbon Summit declaration gave aclear tasking to develop a more efficient and flexible partnership policy, in time for the ForeignMinisters meeting in April 2011.The Alliance is committed to developing a more coherent, overarching policy for partnership, withinwhich the existing relationships can develop while new ones can emerge. NATO will promote acomprehensive network of security relationships with partners, old and new, through flexibleformats across and beyond existing frameworks.In line with the Strategic Concept, existing, specific multilateral frameworks of the EuroAtlanticPartnership Council and Partnership for Peace, the Mediterranean Dialogue and the IstanbulCooperation Initiative will be further developed, carrying forward the important achievements ofNATO's partnership policy in both political dialogue and practical cooperation.At the same time, NATO is prepared to develop political dialogue and practical cooperation withany nation or relevant organisation across the globe that shares our interest in peacefulinternational relations. NATO will be open to consultation with any partner country on securityissues of common concern. NATO will give its operational partners a structural role in shapingstrategy and decisions on NATO-led missions and operations to which they contribute.

PARTNERING WITH RUSSIA ON WMD SECURITY AND*MISSILE DEFENCEThe Assembly,1.Convincedthat genuine partnership between NATO and the Russian Federation is animportant factor of global security;2.Hopefulthat statements on resetting relationships between the Euro-Atlantic community andthe Russian Federation will be translated into concrete co-operation policies that will enhance theglobal security landscape;3.Mindfulthat the Alliance and the Russian Federation share a number of security concerns,in particular the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as well as ballistic missiletechnology and other means of delivery;4.Acknowledgingthe reputation of the Russian Federation as a reliable and responsiblepartner in the field of nuclear non-proliferation and arms control;5.Acknowledging alsothat nuclear security is one of the key elements of the co-operationframework with the Russian Federation, and that the vision of the world without nuclear weapons– or even the WMD-free world – could serve as a common long-term objective of the partnership;6.Endorsingthe initiative to develop NATO territorial missile defence capability andemphasisingthat the territorial missile defence proposal by the United States for Europe doesnot represent a threat to Russia's nuclear deterrence capability, but rather a unique opportunity toestablish effective and meaningful co-operation designed to better protect the people andterritories of NATO Allies and the Russian Federation from ballistic missile threats;7.URGESgovernments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance and the RussianFederation:a.to agree on a coherent and focused co-operation agenda aimed at reducing global threatsstemming from proliferation of WMD and ballistic missiles and other means of delivery;to redouble their joint efforts to strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of NuclearWeapons (NPT) by balanced implementation of the 2010 NPT Review Conference follow-onactions, pressing for universalisation of the Additional Protocol to the IAEA (InternationalAtomic Energy Agency) Safeguards Agreement and effectively addressing cases of non-compliance;to co-operate more closely on elaborating more efficient verification and confidence-buildingmethods for the reduction of nuclear warheads as well as engaging bothnuclear and

to strengthen co-ordination of policies towards the Islamic Republic of Iran, including ensuringthe implementation of the UNSC Resolution 1929;to co-operate closely to achieve an early, peaceful and comprehensive resolution of theDemocratic People's Republic of Korea nuclear issue and a complete, verifiable andirreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula;to ensure adequate funding of chemical weapons destruction programmes and to exploreways of invigorating the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention with a robust enforcementmechanism;to explore ways of streamlining the architecture of numerous multinational non-proliferationinitiatives designed to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons and related materials bynon-State actors;to develop an effective missile defence partnership, including sharing assets and data, andco-operating on joint missile threat assessment;to co-operate more closely on the issue of curbing proliferation of missiles and other meansof delivery by strengthening the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Hague Code ofConduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation and universalisation of the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty;to reaffirm the commitment to and adequate financing for the co-operative threat reductionprogrammes and the G8 Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of MassDestruction programmes;to work together to promote development of multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycleand mechanisms that guarantee supplies;

SG’s REPLY ON RESOLUTION 386As pointed out in the new Strategic Concept, the modern security environment contains a broadand evolving set of challenges. One of the essential core tasks of the Alliance in this respect isCooperative Security, according to which the Alliance will engage actively to enhance internationalsecurity through, inter alia, partnership with relevant countries and other internationalorganisations, as well as by contributing actively to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.The Lisbon Summit Declaration emphasized that NATO-Russia cooperation is of strategicimportance, as reflected by the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at the level of Headsof State and Government in Lisbon. In light of common security interests, the Alliance isdetermined to build a lasting and inclusive peace, together with Russia, in the Euro-Atlantic area.We need to share responsibility in facing up to common challenges, which we have jointlyidentified. We want to see a true strategic partnership between NATO and Russia, and we will actaccordingly, with the expectation of reciprocity from Russia. Over the past year, NATO-Russiacooperation has progressed and produced notable results.The NRC Summit welcomed, in particular, the completion of the Joint Review of 21st CenturyCommon Security Challenges which, among other areas, identified the possibilities for practicalcooperation in the field of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means ofdelivery. We will certainly continue to discuss the ballistic missile threat assessment, includingglobal trends in the proliferation of ballistic missiles, relevant missile programmes and intentions ofcountries of proliferation concern.I wholeheartedly agree with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's conclusion that territorial missiledefence for Europe does not represent a threat to Russia, but rather a unique opportunity toestablish effective and meaningful co-operation. In this context, we are very pleased with theoutcome of the NRC Summit in Lisbon, where our Heads of State and Government laid down thefoundations for a truly strategic partnership between NATO and Russia. Specifically, theagreement to pursue discussion on missile defence cooperation, including through acomprehensive Joint Analysis and the resumption of cooperation on theatre missile defence, are agood illustration of the new atmosphere. Work on how to take both of these initiatives forward hasalready started and will continue throughout 2011 at both Ambassadorial and Working Group level.