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Mediterranean the in Initiatives Cooperation Other Chronologies uevso fteNrhAlni Council. Atlantic North the supervision of the Mediterranean under Dialogue the for responsible is MCG The (MCG). Group Cooperation Mediterranean the visors: po- new comprising NATO political ad- body litical a established State of the Heads 1997, in Summit Madrid the During security. in experi- competence its and ence offers instead but anything ship: a as conceived is Partners Mediterranean its and NATO between relationship The have years. the contents over changed initiative’s the and coun- tries participant of number the result, a As in content. and participation progressive of terms was Mediter- Dialogue NATO the ranean outset, the From interest. expressed have Jordan and Egypt Tunisia, Algeria, while programme, individual par- the is to Israel ticipating only far, So country. each and NATO between (ICP) Programmes Cooperation Individual establishing of possibility the di- is Dialogue the practical of mension the consolidating for tool Another installations. military Alliance’s Atlantic the visit workshops and and inars sem- attend to framework, (PfP) for Peace Partnership NATO’s the in observe exercises military to Partners Mediter- ranean for possibility the lat- includes The ter programme. military a to dition ad- crisis in security, border and emergencies, management civil for at planning aimed activities includes dimension practical The and country. each objectives of the priorities with familiar more become and authorities their with meet to by countries MD visits to officials NATO includes senior dimen- Dialogue the political of The sion MD. the ten of the celebrate years to 2004 in at- and 11 tacks September the following October 2001 in instance, for occurred, This h linede o i oimpose to aim not does Alliance the on owner- joint onr,nnipsto yNT and NATO by non-imposition each country, of needs specific the par- to of ticipation intensity of and level possibility the the adapting NATO), with nego- tiation and the cooperation offered for are basis same partners ICI and (MD non-discrimination on principles: based common are programmes Middle Both and East. 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Mediterranean enhancement Di- of the to contribution Egypt’s Is- and Summit tanbul 2004 the following NATO’s transformation discuss military to and Egypt from officers leaders opinion jour- nalists, officials, together brings con- ference The Affairs. Foreign of Council ian NATO’s Egypt- by the Diplomacy and Division Public co-sponsored Egypt and NATO between dialogue the Con- on ference (Egypt): Cairo February, 13/14 deployment. • its and financing of NRF means the the of of cases intervention different possible the examine min- and The isters year. up the of end fully the by be running should which (NRF), Force Response NATO expeditionary the of implementation the and formation trans- military and dis- political NATO’s cuss they issues, other Among Tunisia. and Morocco Mauritania, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Algeria, and countries NATO the 26 from Ministers Defence First of (Italy): meeting Taormina February, 9/10 • Terrorism. Countering on duct and Con- of MD Code the Euro-Mediterranean the of progress the examine politicians 50 over Center, Marshall the by hosted Conference Dialogue Mediter- ranean Second Garmisch-Parten- (Germany): January, kirchen 16/18 • 2006 December – 2006 January Chronology partners. its of affairs domestic the in non-interference h esniPoes(95 n the and (1975) Process Helsinki to the back goes relationship This Tunisia. and Morocco 1998), (since Jordan rael, Is- Egypt, for Algeria, (MPCs): Cooperation Partners Mediterranean the Basin, Mediterranean the on countries six relations with special maintains OSCE The OSCE in Cooperation for Partners Mediterranean 2. www.nato.int/issues/ici/index.html Initiative: Cooperation Istanbul www.nato.int/med-dial/home.htm information: More (ICI). Coopera- Initiative tion Istanbul the implement and cooperation security of state the amine ex- of to (GCC) Countries Gulf conference and NATO International Second ICI. Through Challenges Common ing (Kuwait): Kuna December, 12th conference. • the in part take Israel from makers policy officials, and NATO leaders opinion MD. the the of in framework (ICP) Programme Individual first Cooperation the of Israel con- with the clusion celebrates NATO of General Secretary- Deputy The Israel. of Atlantic Forum the and Division Diplomacy lic Pub- NATO’s the by co-sponsored ence confer- Relations, NATO-Israel alogue, Di- Mediterranean the Transformation, (Israel): Herzliya October, 23rd region • ICI. the and MD in the through strategy Alliance’s the evaluate to (RUSI) Studies Security and Defence for Institute Services United al Roy- the and NATO Division Diplomacy the Public by Future. sponsored The Conference East: Middle Broader the dom): King- (United September, London 11th • issues. security with link strong its given migration, to entirely dedicated is session seminar one though al- conflict, Palestinian-Israeli and Iraqi the on focuses seminar The journalists. of and officials number organisations, government a and parliamentarians 45 gathers meeting The Parliament. 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Im- to Recommendation From nership: el-Sheik Sharm (Egypt): November, 6th/7th 2006 Seminar Mediterranean recommen- dations. and ideas of encourage exchange to the is meetings these of tive objec- main The organisations. inter- national and Partners Mediterranean OSCE, the the of States Member the representatives from high-level at- by are tended Seminars Mediterranean 2007. in The so do will Spain and 2006 in cy Presiden- OSCE the held has Belgium human issues. and environmental, and nomic eco- politico-military, address meet- that OSCE ings important in to participate invited also are They the Mediterranean. on Forum Parliamentary and annual the partners Mediterranean and coun- tries member OSCE with Group tact Con- Mediterranean the of regu- meetings lar region, the to concern of particular are or- that issues bodies, on seminars OSCE ganising with regu- meetings in lar part take to invitations include MPCs its and OSCE between Relations Mediterranean Partners. its with commitments and principles norms, OSCE sharing for cooperation of avenues new explore to decided Council Permanent OSCE the 571, decision with 2003, December In with whole. linked a Mediterranean as closely the in security is Europe in a curity se- that included stating chapter which Mediterranean Act, Final Helsinki h SEMediterranean Part- OSCE The hryfv SEmem- OSCE Thirty-five nxsige ES07:00Med.encifrasgraf13/9/0711:19Página361 ingles Anexos 6 oito,sca eeomn n the and development social sociation, as- other of freedom conflict, include with the dealt issues to addition Middle In the on East. centred primarily is 2006) and November (19th Malta in held is The Mediterranean Parliamentary Forumforth Mediterranean. the in stability security and of issues the address jointly to order in partners Mediterranean and bly Assem- strengthen Parliamentary the to between ties desire the to response a is Forum The Assembly. 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