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| Kuwait to sign security agreement with NATO |
| 2006-12-03 |
| KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait is to sign a security agreement with NATO during an international conference it will host on December 12 that will discuss boosting security links with Gulf Arab states, an official said on Saturday. The agreement will regulate the exchange of security information between the 26-member NATO and oil-rich Kuwait as part of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI), said the deputy head of the National Security Agency, Sheikh Thamer Ali Al Sabah. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, his assistants and member country representatives will lead 120 NATO delegates to the ”International Conference of NATO and Gulf Countries: Facing Common Challenges through ICI,” Sheikh Thamer said. Nice junket. Through ICI, NATO offers practical cooperation with interested nations in such areas as counter-terrorism, cooperation on border security, participation in NATO exercises and counter-WMD. ICI stands alongside NATO’s long-standing Partnership for Peace program and Mediterranean Dialogue. |
| Posted by:Steve White |