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In a dramatic 11th-hour turnaround, Chicago Rockford International Airport officials announced Thursday a change in plans affecting the 8,year-old Bell Bowl Prairie remnant. Newsroom News. News Search for. Date from. Date to. Since the end of the Cold War, the Alliance has transformed itself to meet the new challenges of the new century. In , NATO successfully carried out the UN-mandated mission in Libya to protect civilians, enforce a no-fly zone, and enforce a maritime arms embargo.

The Alliance also completed its effective multi-year mission to provide training to the Iraqi National Security Forces at the end of last year. NATO also provides airlift and sealift support to the African Union AU missions in Somalia and Sudan and recently engaged in a number of humanitarian relief operations in recent years, including delivering over tons of emergency supplies from Europe to the United States during the Hurricane Katrina crisis.

Summits are convened upon approval by the NAC at the level of Permanent Representatives or Ambassadors or foreign and defence ministers. They are usually called on an ad-hoc basis, as required by the evolving political and security situation. Since , their frequency has increased considerably in order to address the changes brought on by the new security challenges. In total, 28 summit meetings have taken place since Members volunteer to host a summit meeting and, after evaluating all offers, the NAC makes the final decision concerning the location.

In recent years, summit locations have held some thematic significance. For example, the Washington Summit of commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in that city. Istanbul — which hosted a summit meeting in — connects Europe and Asia and is where the Alliance launched the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. The first summit meeting was held eight years later, in Paris in , and subsequent summits occurred at key junctures in the history of the Alliance.

Paris, December Reaffirmation of the principal purposes and unity of the Atlantic alliance; Improvements in the coordination and organisation of NATO forces and in political consultation arrangements; Recognition of the need for closer economic ties and for cooperation in the spirit of Article 2 of the Treaty, designed to eliminate conflict in international policies and encourage economic collaboration Report of the Committee of the Three on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO, the so-called report of the Three Wise Men.

Brussels, May Affirmation of the fundamental importance of the Alliance and of Allied cohesion in the face of international economic pressures following the oil crisis; Support for successful conclusion of negotiations in the framework of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe CSCE to result in in the signing of the Helsinki Final Act.