NATO to hold meeting in Tallinn

The Tallinn meeting is part of NATO's continuing effort to redefine itself in a post-Cold War world.

The Tallinn meeting is part of NATO's continuing effort to redefine itself in a post-Cold War world.

TALLINN — NATO will be holding an informal meeting in Tallinn later this month, in which 45 nations in addition to the 28 member states are participating, to discuss the military alliance’s future.

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet is hosting the meeting, which he is calling the most important international summit held in Estonia since independence.

The ministers will discuss NATO’s Strategic Concept, which the organization has decided to revamp in order redefine the alliance’s purpose, something that has been an [private_supervisor]issue since the end of the Cold War as the alliance was initially created as a bulwark against Soviet aggression.

The event will be two-part, with NATO member state foreign ministers meeting April 22 and foreign ministers of countries in the NATO-led Afghan security force meeting April 23 at the Radisson Blue Hotel and Swissotel.

NATO invited Russia to the summit as well, but the invitation was turned down. Urmas Paet, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at a press conference Tuesday that NATO-Russia council was supposed to take place during the unofficial NATO meeting of foreign ministers.

“There are not enough subjects to discuss,” Paet told the press about Russia’s answer for the invitation.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is invited to the event, but her attendance has not yet been confirmed.

Streets closed to general public

During the days of the meetings, Tallinn residents are warned that the changes concerning traffic and parking in the city center will make navigating through the center more difficult than usual. The streets in the area between the hotels listed above and Estonian National Opera will be closed for traffic as a security measure. People living and working in those buildings can access the closed areas but must have a national ID card or passport on them. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]issue since the end of the Cold War as the alliance was initially created as a bulwark against Soviet aggression.

The event will be two-part, with NATO member state foreign ministers meeting April 22 and foreign ministers of countries in the NATO-led Afghan security force meeting April 23 at the Radisson Blue Hotel and Swissotel.

NATO invited Russia to the summit as well, but the invitation was turned down. Urmas Paet, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at a press conference Tuesday that NATO-Russia council was supposed to take place during the unofficial NATO meeting of foreign ministers.

“There are not enough subjects to discuss,” Paet told the press about Russia’s answer for the invitation.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is invited to the event, but her attendance has not yet been confirmed.

Streets closed to general public

During the days of the meetings, Tallinn residents are warned that the changes concerning traffic and parking in the city center will make navigating through the center more difficult than usual. The streets in the area between the hotels listed above and Estonian National Opera will be closed for traffic as a security measure. People living and working in those buildings can access the closed areas but must have a national ID card or passport on them. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]issue since the end of the Cold War as the alliance was initially created as a bulwark against Soviet aggression.

The event will be two-part, with NATO member state foreign ministers meeting April 22 and foreign ministers of countries in the NATO-led Afghan security force meeting April 23 at the Radisson Blue Hotel and Swissotel.

NATO invited Russia to the summit as well, but the invitation was turned down. Urmas Paet, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at a press conference Tuesday that NATO-Russia council was supposed to take place during the unofficial NATO meeting of foreign ministers.

“There are not enough subjects to discuss,” Paet told the press about Russia’s answer for the invitation.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is invited to the event, but her attendance has not yet been confirmed.

Streets closed to general public

During the days of the meetings, Tallinn residents are warned that the changes concerning traffic and parking in the city center will make navigating through the center more difficult than usual. The streets in the area between the hotels listed above and Estonian National Opera will be closed for traffic as a security measure. People living and working in those buildings can access the closed areas but must have a national ID card or passport on them. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]issue since the end of the Cold War as the alliance was initially created as a bulwark against Soviet aggression.

The event will be two-part, with NATO member state foreign ministers meeting April 22 and foreign ministers of countries in the NATO-led Afghan security force meeting April 23 at the Radisson Blue Hotel and Swissotel.

NATO invited Russia to the summit as well, but the invitation was turned down. Urmas Paet, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said at a press conference Tuesday that NATO-Russia council was supposed to take place during the unofficial NATO meeting of foreign ministers.

“There are not enough subjects to discuss,” Paet told the press about Russia’s answer for the invitation.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is invited to the event, but her attendance has not yet been confirmed.

Streets closed to general public

During the days of the meetings, Tallinn residents are warned that the changes concerning traffic and parking in the city center will make navigating through the center more difficult than usual. The streets in the area between the hotels listed above and Estonian National Opera will be closed for traffic as a security measure. People living and working in those buildings can access the closed areas but must have a national ID card or passport on them. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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