Translation of "commandement allié de l'atlantique " (French → English) :

Is of the view that the US plan to establish an anti-missile system in Europe at this time may hamper international disarmament efforts; expresses concern over Russia's decision to suspend the observance of its obligations under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; stresses that both issues affect the security of the peoples of Europe and should therefore not be the subject of purely bilateral discussions between the US and individual European countries; notes, in this respect, the Bucharest Summit Declaration issued at the last meeting of the North Atlantic Council of 3 April 2008, calling for a comprehensive missile de ...[+++]fence architecture that would extend coverage to all allied territory; calls on the Council and the Member States to establish a framework designed to include all EU Member States and NATO in the debate on the matter;

For example, within the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, which is a NATO command about to become NATO Allied Command Transformation, twelve Canadian naval personnel work in that headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.

In a subsequent Exchange of Letters on 30 June and 8 July 2004 respectively, the North Atlantic Council has agreed to make available DSACEUR as EU Operation Commander and has agreed that the EU Operation Headquarters should be located at SHAPE.

To illustrate the gap in transatlantic purchasing power, the largest European order amounts to only 150 aircraft.

I, for one, respect that, and I know that members of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Atlantic area - that is, Atlantic Command and Maritime Command - appreciate it very much.

- WEU Member States will intensify their coordination on Alliance issues which represent an important common interest with the aim of introducing joint positions agreed in WEU into the process of consultation in the Alliance which will remain the essential forum for consultation among its members and the venue for agreement on policies bearing on the security and defence commitments of Allies under the North Atlantic Treaty.