It's been a very interesting conference and I know
they all look forward to hearing you. It is a great personal honor for me to welcome
the other President I have to say.
It will be another strong demonstration that NATO
is meeting the challenge of change.
Either we tackle these problems when and where they
emerge, or they will end up on our doorstep.
All these Summits moved NATO forward from a static
Alliance into a dynamic agent of change.
It will, however, allow us to build global
partnerships. Your love of liberty has made NATO stronger. It is a great personal
honor for me to welcome the other President I have to say. It's a country that
believes in moral principles but is ready to die for them if need be. As NATO
allies, you will never again stand alone in defense of your freedom, and you'll
never be occupied by a foreign power. We must defend against these new threats in an
entirely new way by projecting stability.
Everybody knows that he has been doing a lot of
travel recently - in Asia last week, in Estonia and here and then he goes on to the
Middle East.
We must defend against these new threats in an
entirely new way by projecting stability.
But we certainly can convince them of the benefits
of it and most of all we'd like to give them a chance. Marc Leland, my friend from a
long period of time. I am not going to pull our troops off the battlefield before
the mission is complete. I just can't stay away. But we certainly can convince them
of the benefits of it and most of all we'd like to give them a chance. A continent
that was once divided by an ugly wall is now united in freedom.
Marc Leland, my friend from a long period of time.
I believe in the universality of freedom.
Armed with nuclear weapons they could blackmail the
free world, spread their ideologies of hate, and raise a mortal threat to Europe,
America, and the entire civilized world. But they represent different faces of the
same threat. This evolution will continue, along the lines that I have just outlined
with new capabilities, more dialogue, more partners, new ties to other institutions,
and, eventually, new members.
The idea of a NATO Training Initiative for the
broader Middle East region has received widespread support and interest, as it would
focus on a subject in which NATO has unrivalled expertise. Here in Riga we are
taking new steps to build on this progress.
All these steps will ensure that future missions
can be better planned, equipped, and paid for.
It opposes the rights for women. This will further
strengthen our ability to deploy the right forces at the right time.
As NATO allies, you will never again stand alone in
defense of your freedom, and you'll never be occupied by a foreign power.
Introductory words by the President of Latvia.
It is bringing security to the Euro Atlantic
community and it is bringing pride to the NATO alliance. Your love of liberty has
made NATO stronger.
The battles in Iraq and Afghanistan are part of a
struggle between moderation and extremism that is unfolding across the broader
middle east.