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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
07USNATO54	2007-01-30 17:49	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL	Mission USNATO

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RUEHNO/USDELMC BRUSSELS BE IMMEDIATE
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 0256
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0517
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL PRIORITY 0196
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RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USNATO 000054 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/30/2017 
TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: COMMITMENTS FROM JANUARY 26 INFORMAL 
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING 
 
REF: A. STATE 7434 B. STATE 4834 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Victoria Nuland, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
¶1.  (C) The January 26 informal foreign ministerial at NATO 
HQ resulted in a reiteration of the Alliance's strong 
political commitment laid out at Riga.  Though not a donor 
conference, the Ministerial also resulted in several Allied 
commitments of additional development and military 
assistance.  Secretary Rice announced that President Bush 
will ask Congress for $2 billion in new reconstruction 
assistance and $8.6 billion to help train and equip the 
Afghan National Security Forces.  The Pentagon announced the 
day before the Ministerial that the U.S. will extend 3,200 
troops in Afghanistan who had been scheduled to depart for up 
to an additional 120 days.  Reports of the two meetings will 
be forthcoming in septels. 
 
¶2.  (C) For Washington's and Posts' reference and follow-up, 
we tally the following new commitments from Allies and 
Partners expressed during the January 26 meetings.  Note, 
reiterations of known existing commitments (such as French FM 
Douste-Blazy's restatement of commitments made at Riga, are 
not included): 
 
Albania 
------- 
-Plan to "double soon" their military commitment to 
Afghanistan 
 
Azerbaijan 
---------- 
-Working to double troops in Afghanistan 
 
Bulgaria 
-------- 
-Looking to lift caveats 
-Considering a civilian contribution to the Hungarian PRT 
-Consider increasing the training of ANA and ANP in Bulgaria 
and Afghanistan 
 
Czech Republic 
-------------- 
-Removing remaining caveats on forces 
-Will deploy a Special Ops group to the South 
-Intends to take over Hungarian PRT in 2008 
-Will annualize its current contribution to the Afghan 
humanitarian fund 
 
Denmark 
------- 
-Prepared to accelerate dispersal of its aid 
-Will donate $11.7 million to the ANA in '07 
-Will contribute development planning experts to COMISAF 
 
Finland 
------- 
-Willing to deploy 10 police trainers with EU ESDP mission 
-1 million euros to LOFTA Fund for Police Salaries 
 
Germany 
------- 
-Considering extending PRT in the North by establishing 
branch offices in the district centers 
-Considering SACEUR's request for reconnaissance Tornado 
aircraft, expect a Bundestag decision soon 
 
Greece 
------ 
-300,000 euros in 2007 for counter-narcotics fund 
-500,000 euros in co-funding with Hungary (Pol-i-Khomri PRT) 
for agricultural, water, health and education programs 
-Extending by 6 months medical unit in Kabul 
-Will donate 13 M60 tanks with ammo in the next 2 months, and 
41 more over the course of 2007 
-Will donate 300 AK-47 rifles 
 
 
Iceland 
------- 
-Will add more money for development in PRTs 
-Will provide airlift for ISAF 
 
Italy 
----- 
-Will increase training for the Afghan customs police and 
border guards 
-Will intensify Carabinieri training for the Afghan police 
 
Lithuania 
--------- 
-Will deploy Special Operations forces to the South 
 
The Netherlands 
--------------- 
-Ready to provide more money and personnel to train Afghan 
police in Uruzgan 
 
Norway 
------ 
-Will increase civilian contribution by 50 percent for 2007, 
making Afghanistan the second largest recipient of Norwegian 
aid 
-Will double the number of police instructors in Afghanistan 
-Will support the establishment of a civil service training 
facility in Afghanistan 
-Will provide energy experts to the Afghan government 
 
Romania 
------- 
-Will lift remaining caveats on troops in Romanian PRT at 
Qalat 
-Will contribute to EU police mission 
 
Slovakia 
-------- 
-Will donate $11 million in military equipment 
-Will send engineers to Kandahar airport 
 
Slovenia 
-------- 
-Will "increase military commitment in ISAF" in 2007 (no 
specifics) 
 
Spain 
----- 
-Considering an HQ contribution for ISAF XI 
 
Turkey 
------ 
-Will train an Afghan artillery unit 
-Will contribute 160 officers to composite ISAF HQ in '08 
 
UK 
-- 
-Will significantly increase "civilian front-line staff" 
(e.g., diplomatic and other civilian personnel in PRTs) in 
Afghanistan and London 
-Will double economic assistance to Pakistan 
NULAND

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