Speech by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel at the reception held on 14 April 2011 during the Spring Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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14.04.2011
I would wish for all these issues pertaining to the implementation of Resolution 1973 on ’s future to be discussed at this conference; I would also wish for all the issues arising throughout the Arab region to be brought towards resolution in a broad political discussion with all concerned.
Ladies and gentlemen, the backdrop to this discussion is formed by the far-reaching decisions we made at the Lisbon Summit only a few months ago.
Firstly, we succeeded in in laying new foundations for the by adopting the new Strategic Concept. The new Concept takes account not only of collective defence as still the Alliance’s core function but also of the radical changes in the security environment in which it operates. At issue here are crisis management and the consistent implementation of our networked and comprehensive security approach, as well as such new challenges as cyber security and energy security.
