UK Joint Delegation to NATO
Brussels 23:21, 16 May 2012
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NATO Partners
For more than 15 years, NATO has worked to develop its partnerships with non-NATO countries. This outreach activity is central to NATO’s mission – contributing to stability in the Alliance’s neighbourhood; providing assistance to countries aspiring to NATO membership; expanding and intensifying political and military co-operation throughout Europe, and increasingly, to Mediterranean and Gulf countries, dealing with security issues of an increasingly global nature. Many partners contribute to NATO's operations and missions, particularly in Afghanistan and Kosovo.
The Euro-Atlantic Partnership
The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council is a successful institution for promoting defence and security reform.
NATO-Russia
The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) was established in May 2002 and brings together NATO Allies and Russia as equal partners
NATO Enlargement
Since the 1995 Study on NATO Enlargement, NATO has welcomed twelve new members into the Alliance.
NATO-Georgia
The NATO Georgia Commission (NGC) was established in September 2008 and serves as a forum for both political consultations and practical cooperation to help Georgia achieve its goal of membership in NATO.
NATO-Ukraine
The NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) was established in 1997, with an action plan being announced at the Prague Summit in 2002.
NATO/Partnership for Peace (PfP) Trust Funds
NATO/Partnership for Peace (PfP) Trust Fund Policy was set up in September 2000 with the aim of promoting defence reform in Partner Countries.
United Kingdom Defence Academy - Partnership for Peace (PfP) Training and Education Centre
On the 21st November 2007, the United Kingdom Defence Academy (UKDA), Shrivenham, was officially recognised as a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) Training and Education Centre.
Mediterranean Dialogue
NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue is part of the Alliance's cooperative approach to regional security, based on the recognition that security in the Auro-Atlantic area is closely linked to security and stability in the Mediterranean region.
The Istanbul Co-operation Initiative
The Istanbul Co-operation Initiative (ICI) adopted by Heads if State and Government at the Istanbul Summit in 2004.
Contact Countries and partners across the globe
NATO cooperates with many non-NATO countries, which are outside the Euro-Atlantic Partnership, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative partnership framework.
Building Integrity Initiative
The BI initiative aims to assist Allies and Partners in strengthening integrity, good governance and management within their defence and security sectors.