Istanbul Cooperation Initiative
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The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) is a NATO initiative that was launched during the organisation's 2004 Istanbul summit.
During the summit, NATO leaders decided to elevateScript error: No such module "Unsubst". NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue to a genuine partnership and to launch the ICI with selected countries in West Asia.[1] The initiative is an offer to engage in practical security cooperation activities with states throughout West Asia.[2]
This new initiative stands alongside NATO's Partnership for Peace Program and the Mediterranean Dialogue.[3] NATO itself regards these security cooperation partnerships as a response to the new challenges of the 21st century and as a complement to the G7 and U.S.-EU decisions to support calls for reform from within West Asia region. The ICI offers practical cooperation with interested nations in West Asia in such areas as:
- Counter-WMD;
- Counterterrorism;
- Training and education;
- Participation in NATO exercises;
- Promoting military interoperability;
- Disaster preparedness and civil emergency planning;
- Tailored advice on defense reform and civil-military relations; and
- Cooperation on border security to help prevent illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons, and people.
Members
- File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
References
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- ↑ WHITE HOUSE, Fact Sheet: The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative , June 2004
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