The Military Committee, NATO’s highest Military Authority, will meet in Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) Session on 18 May 2016, at the NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium. General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the Military Committee, will preside over the meeting. The Chiefs of Defence will discuss long term adaptation, NATO’s strengthened defence and deterrence posture and the implementation of the Readiness Action Plan. They will also review the way forward for the RESOLUTE SUPPORT Mission in Afghanistan and meet with their Interoperability Platform counterparts as well as with Georgia and Ukraine.
In their first session, the Chiefs of Defence will discuss and provide advice on the deterrence and defence related work ahead of the Foreign and Defence Ministers’ meetings. During the RESOLUTE SUPPORT session Chiefs of Defence will be briefed on the current status of the Mission and security situation on the ground.
The afternoon sessions will centre on Partnerships. During the meeting with the Interoperability Platform Partner Nations, the Chiefs of Defence will deliberate on ways to further enhance interoperability and the elements required to project stability.
The meeting with Georgia will focus on continued defence reform progress and how to develop the already close cooperation between NATO and Georgia. The session with Ukraine will provide an opportunity for an update on the security situation in and around Ukraine and assess the progress of the security and defence sector reforms.
General Petr Pavel will be supported in each session by General Curtis Scaparrotti (Supreme Allied Commander Europe, SACEUR) and General Denis Mercier (Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, SACT).
The Military Committee meets twice a year at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, at the level of Chiefs of Defence to discuss NATO operations and missions and provide the North Atlantic Council with consensus-based military advice on how the Alliance can best meet global security challenges, and once a year they meet in an Allied member country. On a day-to-day basis, their work is carried out by permanent Military Representatives at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
Media Opportunities
Wednesday 18 May 2016
07:30-07:45 Media Pool pick up in the NATO Press Area
08:00-08:10 175th Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session – Public Opening remarks by General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
18:30-19:00 Joint Press Conference in the Luns Theatre with General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC), General Curtis Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) and General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation (SACT)
Imagery
Photos and video of all opening sessions will be available online at www.nato.int/ims shortly after each meeting. The Joint Press Conference will be made available on the NATO website after the event, on request by broadcasters through EBU and after the event by contacting.
Source: NATO
By
L. J. De Rothschild
Senior Editor
NATO Section
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