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NATO Parliamentary Assembly
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
adopted by the
NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
in 2015
www.nato-pa.int October 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION 419 ....................................................................................................................... 1
NATO ENLARGEMENT
RESOLUTION 420.......................................................................................................................... 3
ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING THREAT OF TERRORISM
RESOLUTION 421.......................................................................................................................... 5
COUNTERING RUSSIA’S PROPAGANDA AND DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
RESOLUTION 422.......................................................................................................................... 7
SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
RESOLUTION 423.......................................................................................................................... 9
MAINTAINING SUPPORT FOR THE WALES SUMMIT INITIATIVES
RESOLUTION 424........................................................................................................................ 12
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA
RESOLUTION 425........................................................................................................................ 14
AN URGENT COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIFIED RESPONSE TO CRISES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA)
RESOLUTION 426........................................................................................................................ 17
STRENGTHENING SECURITY AND STABILITY THROUGH NATO’S OPEN DOOR
AND PARTNERSHIP POLICIES
RESOLUTION 427........................................................................................................................ 19
CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
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DECLARATION 419
on
NATO ENLARGEMENT
The Assembly,
1. Recalling its Declaration 409 on NATO Enlargement adopted at the spring session in Vilnius in
May 2014;
2. Reaffirming its full and continuous support for NATO enlargement and the membership
aspirations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
;
3. Noting that in accordance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty, NATO’s door remains open
for European countries ready and able to fulfil the requirements of NATO membership;
4. Acknowledging the renewal by Ukraine of its Euro-Atlantic aspirations;
5. Welcoming the Wales Summit decisions on the open door policy, including the renewed
encouragement addressed to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia**
, the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package which helps Georgia to advance its
membership of the Alliance, and the commitment to decide on Montenegro’s invitation by the end of
2015;
6. Stressing that NATO aspirants must continue with necessary preparations to fulfil the
requirements of NATO membership as set out in Article 10 of the Washington Treaty;
7. Recalling that NATO enlargement poses no threat to any nation but rather enhances the
security and stability of the entire Euro-Atlantic region;
8. Stressing that the NATO enlargement process cannot be influenced by a third party, other than
by Alliance and aspirant countries;
9. Highlighting the strong catalysing effect of the open door policy, and noting that this positive
impact requires the open door policy to remain a realistic and credible prospect;
10. Convinced therefore that Allies must continue to affirm and demonstrate their commitment to
the open door policy;
11. URGES the member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to maintain the Wales Summit commitment to the open door policy;
b. to deliver the support agreed at the Summit for aspirant countries, and to decide on
Montenegro’s invitation by the end of 2015;
 presented by the Standing Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 18 May 2015,
Budapest, Hungary
** Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.
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c. to continue supporting the implementation of a Substantial NATO-Georgia Package and,
in accordance with the Bucharest 2008 Summit decision, to take the next step in
Georgia’s integration to NATO by granting it a Membership Action Plan;
12. URGES the governments and parliaments of the countries striving for NATO membership to
redouble their efforts to address outstanding issues on their path towards membership;
13. RECOGNISES the difficult environment, in which Ukraine appears against a backdrop of the
unprecedented aggression by the Russian Federation, and ENCOURAGES the Ukrainian
Government and Parliament to put every effort into reforming the country according to democratic
Euro-Atlantic standards;
14. PLEDGES, as it has done in the past, to render aspirant countries all possible assistance to
help them achieve their goal of NATO membership.
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RESOLUTION 420
on
ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING THREAT OF TERRORISM
The Assembly,
1. Condemning in the strongest terms the 10 October 2015 terrorist attack in Ankara and
expressing its solidarity with the people of Turkey in the face of this tragedy;
2. Deeply concerned that the threat of terrorism in all its forms, including home-grown terrorism,
has increased in recent years in the Euro-Atlantic area, as witnessed by terrorist attacks in Brussels,
Ottawa, Paris, Copenhagen and Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, inter alia;
3. Alarmed by the proliferation of violent extremist groups across the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region and beyond, and the extreme brutality and extensive, systematic abuse of human
rights by these groups, in particular by Daesh and groups inspired by it;
4. Noting that these groups continue to threaten the security of neighbouring states, including
members of the Euro-Atlantic community, primarily due to the so-called foreign fighters phenomenon
and the use of the online communication platforms to promote violence and extremist ideas;
5. Concerned about the rise of xenophobia, islamophobia and other religious prejudices;
6. Commending the efforts of the international community to address the evolving terrorist threat,
including the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2178 to stem the flow of foreign terrorist
fighters, the renewed initiatives to establish European Union-wide mechanisms to prevent terrorism,
NATO’s efforts to improve threat awareness and preparedness of the Allies, as well as a number of
significant measures adopted on the national level in the Euro-Atlantic area to enhance national
counter-terrorism capabilities, improve information sharing with relevant partners and assist countries
in the MENA region with training, technical support and, when necessary, targeted military action
against violent extremist groups;
7. Stressing that law enforcement measures alone are insufficient and need to be complemented
by programmes focusing on the prevention of radicalisation and deradicalisation;
8. Emphasising the need to ensure that additional security measures do not undercut the values
of freedom, democracy and human rights that underpin the North Atlantic Alliance;
9. Considering that a positive role is played by international support for development in those
countries where social and economic problems, as well as inadequacy of local governments,
corruption, lack of respect for human rights and the rule of law, create favourable conditions for
terrorism expansion, particularly in Northern Africa and the Sub-Sahara region;
 presented by the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on
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10. URGES the member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to continue strengthening NATO’s contribution to countering terrorism by expanding its role as a
platform for exchanging relevant information and best practices among the Allies and partners,
as well as for jointly developing technological counter-terrorism solutions;
b. to support the EU’s role in counter-terrorism, particularly by championing initiatives such as the
creation of the European passenger name record; the introduction of an EU black list of terrorist
suspects; the establishment of an EU terrorist finance tracking system; the strengthening of
Frontex and Europol; the adoption of the Smart Borders package; the development of a
European platform to improve the monitoring of extremist activity on the Internet; and the
formation of a European tribunal specialising in terrorism offenses;
c. to improve, in co-operation with the international community, and in particular the EU and NATO
countries, their efforts in supporting international development and capacity-building
programmes, giving priority to those countries where terrorism takes advantage from social,
economic and governance difficulties to expand its influence;
d. to implement vigorously UN Security Council Resolution 2178 on foreign terrorist fighters and to
support broader global counter-terrorism initiatives such as the 2006 UN Global
Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the 2011 Global Counterterrorism Forum;
e. to improve and broaden intelligence information-sharing mechanisms among the Allies and to
encourage horizontal co-operation of sub-national law enforcement agencies;
f. to invest adequately into the research and analysis of the phenomenon of home-grown
terrorism;
g. to ensure the implementation of the 40 Recommendations by the G7 Financial Action
Task Force, the purpose of which is to establish standards to combat money laundering and
terrorism financing, and to assist countries that are not yet meeting these standards;
h. to ensure that law enforcement agencies have the adequate funding and manpower and to
invest in technological counter-terrorism solutions including those that improve railway transport
security;
i. to consider augmenting national and sub-national counter-radicalisation programmes and to
share best practices in this area;
j. to mitigate the influence of extremist ideology and to facilitate counter-extremist narratives by
curtailing the activities of hate preachers, supporting peaceful and moderate religious figures
and encouraging the involvement of influential people such as musicians, sportsmen or
bloggers who can appeal to the younger generation;
k. to reinforce legal, parliamentary and civil oversight mechanisms regarding the use of
surveillance and law enforcement agencies, and to exchange best practices and lessons
learned in this area;
l. to increase assistance to smaller European Allies as well as to partners in Europe, Asia and
Africa, especially those with a large number of fighters returning from conflict zones, in
addressing terrorist threats by augmenting the existing national intelligence, law enforcement
and military capabilities of these countries.
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RESOLUTION 421
on
COUNTERING RUSSIA’S PROPAGANDA AND
DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
The Assembly,
1. Alarmed by the intensity of Russia’s propaganda and disinformation policies towards its own
population, its neighbourhood and beyond, using various local media outlets to spread anti−Western
sentiment, hate speech, homophobia and xenophobia, which aim to weaken Euro−Atlantic solidarity,
to justify aggression against neighbours and to obstruct their Euro-Atlantic integration as well as to
boost the popularity of Putin’s regime;
2. Denouncing Russia’s misuse of the open and pluralistic nature of the free world’s media scene,
while its own media space remains under the tight control of the government;
3. Aware that Russia’s policy arsenal to influence and manipulate opinion abroad includes, among
other techniques, creating confusion in the information space by spreading unverified information and
conspiracy theories; disseminating completely fabricated reports; employing so-called Internet trolls;
infiltrating the expert and NGO scenes as well as “compatriot” communities; promoting a distorted
version of history; and increasing Russia’s footprint in foreign media space;
4. Convinced that Russia’s propaganda campaigns pose both an immediate and a long-term
challenge that requires an active response by Allies, including the promotion of strong
counter-narratives;
5. Stressing that this response should not include counter-propaganda, and must remain faithful
to the values of democracy, human rights and freedom of the media;
6. Commending the efforts of NATO and the EU to address this challenge, in particular the work
of NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, including its increased assistance to Ukraine; the inauguration
of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga; the preparation of the EU
Action Plan on Strategic Communication; as well as the national efforts of NATO and EU member
states and Eastern European partners;
7. URGES the member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to further reinforce relevant bodies within NATO and the EU in order to enhance their ability to
respond swiftly to the most blatant cases of disinformation, including the revision of policies
regarding classified intelligence information such as satellite imagery to allow public diplomacy
officers to use less sensitive information;
b. to facilitate the development of a coherent set of arguments refuting myths cultivated by
Moscow;
c. to establish platforms for the exchange of best national practices among the Euro-Atlantic
community and for flagging potential information security threats;
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d. to revisit legislation that strengthens legal counter-measures such as imposing fines for the use
of hate speech and clear disinformation;
e. to encourage the world’s leading media outlets to develop a set of high journalistic standards
and encourage independent global watchdogs to monitor how these standards are being
followed;
f. to support international and national media initiatives in the Russian language, including
launching a commonly-funded engaging and dynamic Russian-language TV channel;
g. to revisit legislation in order to increase transparency of the funding of the media, NGOs and
think tanks;
h. to continue applying individual travel sanctions against the most active propagandists;
i. to promote innovative and inexpensive measures such as the greater use of humour;
j. to invest in research and education on how to recognise, report and react to orchestrated
“trolling” attacks;
k. to increase capacity building assistance to partner countries including Georgia, the Republic of
Moldova and Ukraine in the field of strategic communications;
l. to support the work of professional historians who can provide credible responses to pseudo-
scientific theories propagated by Moscow;
m. to encourage grass-roots civic initiatives that expose disinformation.
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RESOLUTION 422
on
SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
The Assembly,
1. Reiterating its firm support for the government and the people of Ukraine in their struggle for
independence and territorial integrity and their pursuit of European and Euro-Atlantic integration;
2. Condemning in the strongest terms the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
and Russia’s continuing military aggression in eastern Ukraine as well as the detention of Nadiya
Savchenko, Oleh Sentsov and other Ukrainians since the beginning of the conflict, in blatant violation
of Russia’s international obligations and commitments under the Minsk agreements;
3. Deeply disturbed by Russia’s disregard for human rights in the illegally occupied Ukrainian
territories, including severe repression of the Tatar community and Ukrainian minority in Crimea;
4. Applauding the constitutional amendments in Ukraine designed to devolve more powers to
local governments as a manifestation of Ukraine’s commitment to building an inclusive society;
5. Deeply regretting that Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine are preventing
Ukrainian local elections from taking place in areas under their control in contravention of the Minsk
agreements; and calling on Russia to be co-operative in the development of an understanding on the
modalities and timeframe of local elections in certain areas of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions;
6. Deploring Russia’s decision to veto the plans for an international tribunal to investigate the
downing of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17;
7. Emphasising the need for diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict with Russia and welcoming
the recent ceasefire as an important step, while recognising that these efforts should not
compromise Ukrainian territorial integrity nor Ukraine’s inalienable right to determine its own place in
the European and Euro-Atlantic order;
8. URGES member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
m. to redouble efforts to help Ukraine at this critical juncture by increasing diplomatic, political,
financial, economic, material and expert assistance both bilaterally and through bodies such as
NATO, the EU and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly;
n. to maintain political, diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia until Moscow fully implements
its commitments under the Minsk agreements, convincingly demonstrates that it is willing to
abide by international law, and ends the occupation of Ukrainian territories, including Crimea;
o. to press Russia and separatist forces to lift all restrictions on the ability of the OSCE
Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to access to all areas of eastern Ukraine, including areas
along the border with Russia, and report fully all relevant observations;
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p. to encourage and support direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives with the
participation of international mediators in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict;
9. CALLS on democratically elected Ukrainian politicians to continue to demonstrate the
moderation and determination necessary to build an inclusive and tolerant society, and to establish
the highest standards possible in matters of political, economic and judicial governance, and, in
particular, to tackle resolutely the problem of corruption.
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RESOLUTION 423
on
MAINTAINING SUPPORT FOR THE WALES SUMMIT INITIATIVES
The Assembly,
1. Recognising the changed security environment on NATO’s eastern and southern flanks,
requiring determined, comprehensive whole-of-Alliance responses;
2. Appalled by Russia’s annexation of Crimea and continued military interference in Ukraine as
well as by the occupation of the territories of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) of
Georgia, and troubled by the difficulties encountered so far to implement the provisions of
the Minsk II agreement and the EU-brokered Russian-Georgian ceasefire agreement of
12 August 2008;
3. Supporting accordingly the advances made at the 'Normandy Format' Summit in Paris on
2 October 2015 with a view to consolidating the ceasefire and implementing the political part of the
Minsk agreements in accordance with a suitable timetable;
4. Remaining unified and vigilant vis-à-vis Russia’s ongoing attempts to use hybrid tactics to
destabilize the eastern regions of the Alliance;
5. Alarmed by the increasing instability and rise of powerful, disruptive non-state armed groups
throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which have caused unprecedented levels of
conflict, state failure and displaced populations;
6. Concerned by the increasing refugee flows from the MENA region toward Europe, posing some
of the greatest challenges to all member and partner states in decades;
7. Recognising that, in the face of the new international security environment, solidarity among
the members of the Euro-Atlantic community is as important today as it has ever been;
8. Acknowledging the Readiness Action Plan (RAP) and the Defence Spending Pledge,
announced at the September 2014 Wales Summit, as key initiatives necessary for the Alliance to rise
to these current and future security challenges;
9. Commending all 28 Allies for contributing to reassurance measures in Eastern Europe,
including continuous air, land and maritime presence and other meaningful military activity, but
calling for greater efforts to address the challenges emanating from the increasing instability along
the Alliance’s southern flank;
10. Encouraged by the progress of the RAP via the enhancement of the NATO Response Force
(NRF) and the rapid establishment, training and exercising of the Very High Readiness Joint Task
Force (VJTF), as a means of increasing Alliance readiness;
11. Noting that effective implementation of the RAP requires a robust, flexible and responsive
NATO command structure with increased regional focus and enhanced situational awareness;
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12. Welcoming the establishment of new multinational command and control structures, the
NATO Force Integration Units, to support collective defence planning and assist with the multinational
training and exercising of NATO forces in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania;
13. Approving of the enhanced exercise programme with an increased focus on collective defence
and incorporating hybrid threats and complex civil-military scenarios, but also recalling the need to
maintain peak crisis response capabilities in parallel;
14. Applauding the organisation and launch of Trident Juncture Exercise 2015, qualifying elements
of the NRF for rotational duties and proving the capabilities of the VJTF;
15. Expressing its appreciation to Germany, the Netherlands and Norway for leading the training
and exercising of the interim VJTF, as well as its appreciation to Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy,
Poland, Turkey and France for agreeing to be VJTF framework nations in the coming years;
16. Welcoming efforts by the United States to support the RAP through the European Reassurance
Initiative and other high-end military asset transfers;
17. Aware that NATO’s ability to reinforce host nation defences quickly along the eastern flank
depends inter alia upon the preparation of infrastructure, preposition of equipment and supplies, and
designation of specific bases for use, and urges that this work should be accelerated;
18. Stressing the importance for NATO of strengthening co-operation with the EU, based on the
complementarity of their respective capabilities;
19. Emphasising also the importance of NATO enhancing co-ordination with other regional
institutions;
20. Confident that the implementation of the RAP will be a success, emblematic of the Alliance’s
posture after the Wales Summit;
21. Noting the hybrid and distributed nature of current security threats on both the eastern and
southern flanks of the Alliance require Allies to invest in their national capabilities and shore up
NATO’s situational awareness, mobility, and response time;
22. Cognizant that the NRF is only a small subset of the total national forces that may be called
upon by NATO in an emergency and that the Allies need to maintain adequate readiness of their
forces in order to conduct NATO’s full range of missions;
23. Highlighting and reminding NATO member states of the importance of the Wales Summit
Defence Spending Pledge, and cognizant of the high cost of reassurance and deterrence measures
necessary today and into the future;
24. Commending efforts of European Allies to contribute to defence capabilities through the NATO
Framework Nations Concept and the launch of three multinational European projects at the Wales
Summit;
25. Underscoring that a strong European defence industry is critical not only to the development
and maintenance of Alliance-wide capabilities, but also to address the growing problem of
transatlantic and inter-European burden sharing;
26. Recognising the importance of the Alliance’s open door policy for the Alliance itself and for
partner and aspirant countries to join the Alliance based on their will and readiness;
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27. URGES member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to work to reverse the trend of declining defence budgets and to encourage Allies to move
toward the NATO guidelines that recommend spending 2% GDP on national defence; and to
dedicate at least 20% of their spending on new equipment;
b. to demonstrate the political will and foresight to invest in their present and future defence forces,
thereby strengthening their contributions to Alliance capability and readiness;
c. to seek the basis for agreement on the framework for the utilisation of elements of the
Readiness Action Plan in sub-Article 5 situations, particularly regarding the authority to alert and
stage NATO forces;
d. to work together to facilitate the rapid movement of equipment across European member states’
territories during contingency operations;
e. to plan for and understand the processes necessary for force deployment by individual member
states;
f. to renew discussions about intelligence sharing with NATO civil and military leaders as a means
of enhancing situational awareness across the Alliance;
g. to increase public outreach and education efforts to expand and build awareness and resilience
among domestic populations as a means of resisting subversive tactics of hybrid warfare;
h. to reaffirm commitments to share the burdens of the Alliance’s costs and responsibilities,
thereby strengthening fundamental and essential transatlantic and inter-European bonds of
trust;
i. to continue to support and further contribute to the implementation of the Substantial
NATO-Georgia Package which helps Georgia advance in its preparations towards membership
in the Alliance, while welcoming the progress made on the Package, particularly the holding of
the first NATO-Georgia exercise and the inauguration of the Joint Training and Evaluation
Centre in Georgia (JTEC);
j. to provide support to partner states receiving refugees from the MENA region;
k. to develop national cyber defence capabilities, and to continue to devise and enhance
strategies of cyber defence co-operation among Allies and with relevant partner nations and
organisations.
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RESOLUTION 424
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ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA
The Assembly,
1. Acknowledging that Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, ongoing military aggression in
Eastern Ukraine as well as other efforts to destabilise Ukraine are consistent with its aggressive
posture toward its neighbours, including the occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and
the Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia), threaten European security, and constitute a serious violation
of international law, including the UN Charter and Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances;
2. Noting Russia’s illegal aggression and support for armed groups in certain areas of the Donetsk
and Luhansk regions of Ukraine;
3. Expressing solidarity with Ukraine and determination to assist it in this difficult moment;
4. Noting that Western sanctions on Russia represent a measured response to its transgressions
of international law and send an important signal that “business as usual” is impossible as long as
Russia persists in this policy line;
5. Affirming that these sanctions aim to express opposition to Russian actions, to signal that there
is a price to pay for its Ukraine policy, with the objective of fully implementing the Minsk agreements,
and to pressure Russia to come to the negotiating table to settle current disputes related to Ukraine
and to stop violating fundamental international norms and principles;
6. Applauding the European Council’s decision to extend sanctions against Russia as well as
measures targeting dealings with Crimea and Sevastopol which Russia illegally occupies;
7. Recognising that Russia currently confronts an array of domestic economic difficulties linked to
the falling price of energy, overreliance on energy exports, self-imposed restrictions on trade with
Western countries, the flight of capital due to worsening governance and corruption problems;
8. Acknowledging that the United States, Canada and the EU stand ready to take further
measures if required;
9. URGES member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to maintain the current sanctions regime on Russia concerning the situation in Eastern Ukraine
as long as the Minsk agreements are not fully implemented, and to maintain the sanctions
concerning Crimea/Sevastopol as long as the annexation is not ended;
b. to be prepared to toughen these sanctions if Russia fails to meet its obligations under the Minsk
agreements;
c. to provide comprehensive support to the democratically elected government of Ukraine which is
under enormous pressure from Russia;
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d. to demonstrate political and economic solidarity with those countries suffering from Russia’s
counter-sanctions and those non-NATO countries the economic and political freedom of which
Russia now threatens;
e. to counter Russia’s highly misleading narrative about the nature of this conflict;
f. to deny Russia the political leverage it seeks to exercise over the continent by diversifying
Europe’s energy supply base and enhancing energy interconnections, thus reducing its reliance
on Russian oil and gas;
g. to maintain channels of communication with the Kremlin and to work to find diplomatic ways to
resolve these serious tensions.
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RESOLUTION 425
on
AN URGENT COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIFIED RESPONSE TO CRISES IN
THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA)
The Assembly,
1. Deeply concerned about the continuing conflicts in Syria and Iraq which have triggered a
devastating humanitarian crisis with severe repercussions for regional and global security;
2. Appalled by the brutal and indiscriminate use of force as well as by the gross, systematic and
widespread human rights violations by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, as well as by Daesh and other
parties to the conflicts in Syria and in Iraq;
3. Condemning Daesh’s destruction of cultural sites considered as historical and architectural
treasures;
4. Commending Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for
hosting the overwhelming majority of refugees and internally displaced persons;
5. Recognising that many European countries are also confronted with an increasing inflow of
refugees from the MENA region;
6. Noting that the number of returning foreign fighters is a key security concern for the countries in
the MENA region, but also for other countries worldwide;
7. Alarmed that the rise of Daesh in Syria and Iraq is impacting the stability of the MENA region,
particularly Libya which risks sliding into further anarchy and chaos, unless the Government of
National Accord is formed without further delay, and deeply concerned about the security situation in
Yemen which has become a veritable safe haven for terrorist organisations following many years of
dysfunctional governance and internal conflicts;
8. Convinced that any long-term settlement of these crises requires inclusive political solutions
supported by all relevant international stakeholders, but that keeping up military pressure against
Daesh and other extremist groups is essential in the meantime;
9. Concerned that, in the absence of such a long-term settlement, the humanitarian crises in the
MENA region will only worsen, thereby fuelling a further deterioration of security and an increase in
the number of refugees;
10. Affirming that dealing with the conditions that enable and support Daesh’s rise is a strategic
priority that requires countries in the MENA region to pursue inclusive policies and work together to
stem the spread of extremist ideologies;
11. Concerned that Russia’s military intervention and support for the Assad regime escalates the
war and complicates finding a solution in Syria, and alarmed about Russia’s violation of Turkish
airspace and failure to co-ordinate its efforts with the international coalition against Daesh;
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12. Welcoming the successful conclusion of the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme;
13. URGES the member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance, the EU, the
international community and the governments of the countries in the MENA region:
a. to continue to support the international coalition’s efforts to neutralise the extremist groups
operating in Syria and Iraq;
b. to step up efforts to reach a comprehensive ceasefire and peaceful settlement of the conflict in
Syria through a Syrian-led and inclusive political process, and to support the ongoing diplomatic
efforts in this regard, including those by the United Nations Special Envoy;
c. to examine the possibility of the establishment of a no-fly zone and safe zones in Syria for the
sheltering and protection of local communities and internally displaced persons;
d. to increase humanitarian aid significantly and facilitate the granting of asylum for refugees and
internally displaced persons fleeing the wars in Syria and Iraq;
e. to provide support to partner states granting asylum to refugees fleeing the wars in Syria and
Iraq;
f. to consider further measures, bilaterally and through NATO, to support Iraq in its fight against
Daesh and other extremist groups;
g. to continue to press the government of Iraq to pursue an active policy of inclusion and
reconciliation involving all religious and ethnic minorities of the country, and to monitor the
implementation of that policy;
h. to work towards an agreement of all parties to the Libyan dialogue on the final text presented by
UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UN SRSG),
Bernardino León, and to follow up by assisting Libya in the process of reconciliation,
rehabilitation and stabilisation;
i. to improve the support to international development and capacity-building programmes in the
MENA region;
j. to develop a comprehensive policy approach to forces fighting Daesh, including the Kurdish
Peshmerga (Iraq), which focuses on providing advice, training and assistance;
14. URGES NATO member states:
a. to increase material and logistical aid to neighbouring countries that are hosting hundreds of
thousands of Syrian refugees in order to improve their capability to deal with the refugee flows
triggered by the Syrian crisis;
b. to strengthen co-operation with the UN in logistical and humanitarian matters in order to improve
conditions in refugee camps in neighbouring countries;
15. CALLS UPON the Syrian regime:
a. to end the violence against the Syrian people and strictly observe the principles of humanitarian
law and in particular to implement UN Security Council Resolutions 2139 and 2165 in order to
guarantee humanitarian access and delivery;
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b. to engage in a meaningful dialogue with all actors of the Syrian opposition willing to negotiate in
order to achieve a viable political compromise;
16. CALLS UPON the government of the Russian Federation to cease its attacks on the Syrian
opposition and civilians immediately and to focus its efforts on fighting Daesh, to co-ordinate its efforts
with the international coalition against Daesh and to promote a solution to the conflict through a
political transition;
17. CALLS UPON the government and parliament of Iraq and all relevant parties of the country to
build upon recent positive efforts to foster inter-ethnic and inter-sectarian reconciliation and to work
together closely to defeat Daesh and other extremist groups, and put an end to human rights
violations;
18. CALLS UPON all parties to the Libyan dialogue to agree to a swift and conclusive approval of
the final text of a political agreement as presented by UN SRSG Bernardino León, to end the violent
confrontation to the benefit of all Libyans and so that the new Government of National Accord can be
formed without further delay;
19. ENCOURAGES the governments and parliaments of the MENA region:
a. to fully back international efforts to defeat Daesh and other violent extremist organisations, to
block the flow of foreign fighters to the region and stem the spread of extremist ideologies and
terrorism;
b. to use their influence to encourage political solutions to the conflicts in the region and to refrain
from any action that might heighten tensions and aggravate the situation;
c. to work together in bringing the belligerents in Yemen to the negotiation table to ensure full
implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015), and to assist them in reaching a
political settlement that leads to lasting peace.
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RESOLUTION 426
on
STRENGTHENING SECURITY AND STABILITY THROUGH
NATO’S OPEN DOOR AND PARTNERSHIP POLICIES
The Assembly,
1. Commemorating the 20th
anniversary of the Dayton Accords which ended the war in
Bosnia and Herzegovina and paved the way for a new era of stability and co-operation in the Western
Balkans;
2. Recalling and commending NATO’s decisive role in restoring peace in the Western Balkans
and in laying the foundations for lasting security and for the region’s integration into Euro-Atlantic
institutions;
3. Noting that the Dayton Accords led to the development of a robust crisis-management role for
NATO and practical co-operation with partner countries;
4. Recognising and applauding the invaluable contributions that partner countries have made to
NATO-led missions and operations since the first deployments in the Western Balkans;
5. Acknowledging the crucial role these partnerships play in the promotion of international peace
and security in the Euro-Atlantic area and beyond;
6. Underlining the complementarity of NATO’s Partnership and Open Door policies, and
noting that the prospect of further enlargement and the spirit of co-operative security have advanced
stability in Europe;
7. Stressing that NATO's co-operation with partner countries rests on common values and aims to
promote co-operation, confidence and stability, as well as increasing members’ and partners’
capacities to address new security challenges;
8. Reaffirming its full and continuous support for NATO enlargement and the membership
aspirations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
, as stated in its declaration 419 on NATO Enlargement adopted at its Budapest Session
in May 2015;
9. Acknowledging the renewal by Ukraine of its Euro-Atlantic aspirations and saluting Kyiv’s
efforts to implement comprehensive reforms despite ongoing aggression by the Russian Federation;
 presented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 12 October 2015,
Stavanger, Norway
 Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.
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10. URGES member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to continue delivering the support agreed at the Wales Summit for NATO aspirant countries,
including support for implementation of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package;
b. to extend Montenegro an invitation to join the Alliance;
c. to reiterate the Wales Summit commitment to the Open Door policy at the next NATO Summit in
Warsaw in July 2016, and to consider taking the next steps towards the full membership of other
aspirant countries - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia - based on progress towards fulfilling the conditions set in Article 10 of the
Washington Treaty;
d. to further increase diplomatic, political, financial, economic, material and expert assistance to
Ukraine for fulfilment of its Euro-Atlantic aspirations;
e. to carry forward the adaptation and transformation of NATO partnerships initiated at the Wales
Summit, prioritising values, joint responses to common challenges, capacity building and the
further development of interoperability;
11. URGES the governments and parliaments of the countries striving for NATO membership to
step up reforms and address outstanding issues on their path towards membership;
12. URGES the government of Georgia to implement fully the recommendations of Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution 2077 (2015) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Helsinki Declaration 2015 AS (15) D E;
13. URGES the government and parliament of Ukraine:
a. to press ahead with the urgent political and socio-economic reforms needed to address citizens’
needs and expectations for physical and economic security, effective and transparent
governance, and respect for the rights of all Ukrainians;
b. to take full advantage of the assistance provided by NATO and the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly.
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RESOLUTION 427
on
CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
The Assembly,
1. Convinced that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are the dominant cause of the global
warming observed since the mid-20th
century;
2. Recognising that, without a concerted global response, climate change will have severe,
pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems;
3. Stressing the urgent need for actions, measures and rules on climate change mitigation,
adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity building and transparency;
4. Endorsing the goal to keep the increase in global average temperature below 1.5° or 2°C
above pre-industrial levels through deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions;
5. Underlining the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” and the need to turn
this principle into concrete actions, fairly balancing emissions reductions and economic development;
6. Fully convinced that climate change-related risks will affect international security through
increased natural disasters; stress on economic, food and water security; risks to public health;
internal and external migration; and resource competition;
7. Acknowledging that climate change-related risks are significant threat multipliers that will
shape the security environment in areas of concern to the Alliance and have the potential to
significantly affect NATO planning and operations;
8. Recognising the need to supplement climate action with efforts to strengthen the resilience of
states and societies at risk through adaption measures, development and humanitarian aid, and
peacebuilding and conflict prevention programmes;
9. Welcoming NATO’s Green Defence Framework and Smart Energy Efforts;
10. URGES member governments of the North Atlantic Alliance:
a. to negotiate an ambitious, legally-binding, rules-based, universal, flexible, balanced, sustainable
and dynamic agreement at the December 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris
(COP21) ;
b. to make every effort to live up to their climate goals and to periodically review and strengthen
them within the framework of mechanisms allowing for the aforementioned maximum limit to be
respected;
c. to shape national climate change policies so as to take into consideration the Post-2015
Development Agenda, with particular reference to the fight against poverty and to the
sustainable growth of the planet;
 presented by the Science and Technology Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on
Monday 12 October 2015, Stavanger, Norway
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d. to fully recognise climate change-related risks as significant threat multipliers in their foreign and
security policies;
e. to subsequently increase the frequency of military and political consultations on climate change
within NATO, including at NATO summits;
f. to examine how NATO’s co-operative security efforts can take into account climate
change-related risks, especially with NATO partners that are particularly vulnerable and
exposed to climate change;
g. to fully support and enhance NATO’s Green Defence Framework and Smart Energy efforts.
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