2010 Lisbon NATO summit

2010 NATO summit meeting in Lisbon, Portugal December 2019 2010 Lisbon Summit NATO Summit Lisbon 2010 2010 Lisbon summit.svg Logo of the 2010 Lisbon Summit Portugal FIL – Feira Internacional de Lisboa, Parque das Nações Lisbon 19–20 November 2010 natolisboa2010.gov.pt/en/inicio/ The 2010 Lisbon summit was the summit of the heads of state and heads of government of NATO held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 19 and 20 November 2010. The member states adopted a new "Strategic Concept", the alliance's new ten-year plan following the expiration of the previous plan adopted at the 1999 Washington summit. In addition to accepting the Strategic Concept that addressed the alliance's modern challenges such as terrorism and cyber attacks, the members agreed to develop a mutual missile defense system. The members met with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai regarding the group's operations in the country. They agreed to gradually withdraw combat forces from the country with a completion date of 2014. NATO reaffirmed their commitment to remain in Afghanistan to provide training and advice to Afghan forces and police. Summit The summit took place in the Feira Internacional de Lisboa in Parque das Nações (Park of the Nations). It was the first summit presided over by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who began his term as the secretary general of NATO in August 2009. In attendance Member states November 2010 thumb|right|200px|(From left to right) Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, and Rutte's foreign minister Uri Rosenthal. Albania Albania – President Bamir Topi Belgium Belgium – Prime Minister Yves Leterme Bulgaria Bulgaria – President Georgi Parvanov Canada Canada – Prime Minister Stephen Harperhttp://www.canada.com/news/NATO+summit+looks+future+Afghanistan/3850413/story.html NATO summit looks at future in and out of Afghanistan Juliet O'Niell Canada.com 18 November 2010 19 November 2010 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Croatia Croatia – President Ivo Josipović Czech Republic Czech Republic – Prime Minister Petr Nečas Denmark Denmark – Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen Estonia Estonia – Prime Minister Andrus Ansip France France – President Nicolas Sarkozy Germany Germany – Chancellor Angela Merkel Greece Greece – Prime Minister George Papandreou Hungary Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Iceland Iceland – Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Italy Italy – Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Latvia Latvia – Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis Lithuania Lithuania – President Dalia Grybauskaitė Luxembourg Luxembourg – Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Netherlands Netherlands – Prime Minister Mark Ruttehttp://nos.nl/video/199464-navo-moet-anders.html NOS Nieuws – NAVO moet anders Nos.nl 20 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123154119/http://nos.nl/video/199464-navo-moet-anders.html 23 November 2010 dead Norway Norway – Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Poland Poland – President Bronisław KomorowskiNovember 2010 Portugal Portugal – Prime Minister José Sócrates Romania Romania – President Traian Băsescu Slovakia Slovakia – President Ivan Gašparovič Slovenia Slovenia – Prime Minister Borut Pahor Spain Spain – Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Turkey Turkey – President Abdullah Gül United Kingdom United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron United States United States – President Barack Obamahttps://www.npr.org/2010/11/18/131423981/afghanistan-s-future-on-obama-s-agenda-at-nato-summit?ft=1&f=1003 Afghanistan on Obama's Agenda at NATO Summit NPR 18 November 2010 19 November 2010 Non-member states Source: Afghanistan 2004 Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai, addressed the summit on 20 November. Armenia Armenia – Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan Australia Australia – Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Defence Minister Stephen Smith.http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8143588/gillard-smith-head-for-lisbon-nato-summit Gillard, Smith head for Lisbon NATO summit News.ninemsn.com.au 13 September 2009 20 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101121121429/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8143588/gillard-smith-head-for-lisbon-nato-summit 21 November 2010 dead Austria Austria – President Heinz Fischer. Azerbaijan Azerbaijan – President Ilham Aliyev. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Finland Finland – President Tarja Halonen. Georgia Georgia – President Mikheil Saakashvili.http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politics/21985-mikheil-saakashvili-to-attend-nato-lisbon-summit.html Mikheil Saakashvili to Attend NATO Lisbon Summit – News Agency InterpressNews Interpressnews.ge 16 November 2010 20 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004201804/http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politics/21985-mikheil-saakashvili-to-attend-nato-lisbon-summit.html 4 October 2011 dead Georgia has been at the Intensified Dialogue stage of accession to NATO since 2006. Ireland Ireland – President Mary McAleese. Jordan Jordan – Prime Minister Samir Rifai. Macedonia Macedonia – President Gjorge Ivanov. Malaysia Malaysia – Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.. Mongolia Mongolia – President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. New Zealand New Zealand – Foreign Minister Murray McCully. Russia Russia – President Dmitry Medvedev, was the first Russian to attend since strained relations because of the 2008 South Ossetia war. Singapore Singapore South Korea South Korea Sweden Sweden – Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Nations United Nations – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Agenda NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration Strategic Concept Going into the summit, the member states were expected to adopt a new Strategic Concept for the first time since 1999. Prior to the summit, Secretary General Rasmussen personally prepared a draft of the plan. Rasmussen said the goal of the new Strategic Concept "must reconfirm Nato's core task – territorial defence – but modernise how we do it, including cyber defence and missile defence."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11538523 Nato considers new mission statement BBC Nick Childs 13 October 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125062052/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11538523 25 November 2010 live A group of experts led by former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright drafted a report to help prepare the plan. At meetings prior to the summit, officials said that the plan was "98% there" and that any additional disagreements would be addressed at the summit. The draft acknowledged that modern threats to the alliance's members come in non-traditional forms such as terrorism, possessing weapons of mass destruction, and cyber attacks that could disrupt power infrastructure.http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=17460712 Fewer dragons, less snakes The Economist 11 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101115200922/http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=17460712 15 November 2010 live During the first day of the summit on Friday 19 November, the member states agreed to the new Strategic Concept that will serve as the alliance's mission plan for the next 10 years. The document addressed the importance of evolving threats to international security, and reemphasized the alliance's commitment to cooperation with prospective members and Russia.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-64C2E717-F1A2E940/natolive/news_68172.htm NATO adopts a new Strategic Concept NATO 19 November 2010 19 November 2010https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AI4O320101119 NATO approves new strategic concept Reuters 19 November 2010 19 November 2010 The 11-page document is titled "Active Engagement, Modern Defence".http://www.nato.int/lisbon2010/strategic-concept-2010-eng.pdf Strategic Concept For the Defence and Security of The Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO 19 November 2010 Afghanistan thumb|200px|President of the United States Barack Obama meeting with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai addressed the summit on Saturday 20 November. Karzai had said that he wants NATO to return control of the country by the end of 2014.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11793407 Nato to debate Afghanistan at crucial Lisbon summit BBC 18 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119051355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11793407 19 November 2010 live Before the summit, British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the "NATO Summit in Lisbon is set to mark the starting point for passing responsibility for security progressively to Afghan forces."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11790165 What does Nato hope to achieve? BBC Paul Reynolds 18 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119051406/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11790165 19 November 2010 live While meeting with Karzai, the members agreed to a gradual phase-out of combat operations until 2014. After that date, NATO states would continue to contribute to training and advising the Afghan National Army. Secretary-General Rasmussen said "we will launch the process by which the Afghan government will take leadership for security throughout the country, district by district."https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21nato.html NATO Agrees to Assist Afghanistan Past 2014 Judy Dempsey The New York Times 20 November 2010 20 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110507050544/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/world/europe/21nato.html 7 May 2011 live Though the members set the 2014 target date, many have already stated that their withdrawals will take place outside of any NATO decision. Russia Russia–NATO relations thumb|Russian President Dimitry Medvedev, American President Barack Obama, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the summit's second day. In October 2010, Rasmussen announced that Russian President Dimitry Medvedev would be present at the summit.http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_67115.htm NATORussia Council Summit to take place in Lisbon NATO 19 October 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101108211630/http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_67115.htm 8 November 2010 live Medvedev agreed to attend after meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/10/mil-101019-rianovosti01.htm Medvedev to attend NATO summit in Lisbon Global Security.org 19 October 2010 19 November 2010 The summit then held the first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council since it was created in 2002. Relations between Russia and the alliance had been strained following the 2008 South Ossetia war, when Russia supported and recognized the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia. Prior to the summit, an article in The Economist noted that Russia may be more willing to cooperate on NATO issues and may pledge to contribute troops to Afghanistan. At the meeting, Russia agreed to cooperate on a missile defense programme that NATO sought to develop. Russia also committed to further support NATO's operations in Afghanistan by permitting more supplies to be transported through Russia and providing Mil Mi-17 helicopters to Afghan forces.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AJ1EA20101120 Reuters NATO, Russia to cooperate on missile defense 20 November 2010 20 November 2010 Missile defense On the first day of the summit, leaders agreed to establish a missile defense system that would have the capability of covering all member states in Europe, as well as the United States and Canada.https://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131438946/obama-faces-crucial-nato-conference-in-portugal NATO Members Back Joint Missile Defense System NPR 19 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203225727/http://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131438946/obama-faces-crucial-nato-conference-in-portugal 3 December 2010 livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11711042 Obama: Missile defence shield for all Nato members BBC 19 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101120085703/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11711042 20 November 2010 live The proposed system had previously been a point of debate between NATO and Russia, but Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who attended the summit, indicated more willingness to cooperate with the alliance on the issue.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nato-summit-20101120,0,2451387.story At Portugal NATO meeting, Obama to discuss Afghanistan; Medvedev to focus on missile shield Parsons, Christi and Sergei L. Loiko Los Angeles Times 19 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101127162419/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nato-summit-20101120%2C0%2C2451387.story 27 November 2010 live References Category:NATO summits Lisbon Summit, 2010 Lisbon Summit, 2010 Lisbon Summit, 2010 Category:2010s in Lisbon Category:2010 in Portugal Category:Portugal and NATO Category:November 2010 in Europe Category:Organised events in Lisbon Category:Military history of Lisbon