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In both Newport and Cardiff, road closures and security measures, starting weeks in advance of the summit, have already created widespread disruption.<ref name="Wales Online1"/> Businesses in the vicinity of security fencing in Cardiff have reported a drop in trade by up to a third.<ref name="Wales Online2"/> |
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Revision as of 10:20, 1 September 2014
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| NATO Summit Wales 2014 2014 Newport Summit | |
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 Logo of the 2014 Newport Summit | |
| Host country | Wales |
| Date | 4–5 September 2014 |
| Venue(s) | Celtic Manor |
| Cities | Newport, Cardiff |
| Website | NATO Summit Wales 2014 |
The 2014 Newport Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will take place on September 4 and 5, 2014, in Newport, Wales. President Barack Obama of the United States, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, and French President François Hollande are expected to attend along with leaders and senior ministers from around 60 other countries.[1]
The summit comes as NATO draws down from its International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan and against a backdrop of instability in Ukraine. It will be the first NATO Summit since the 2012 Chicago Summit, and the first NATO summit in the United Kingdom since Margaret Thatcher welcomed NATO leaders to London in 1990.
During working sessions at the Celtic Manor and more informal events in Cardiff world leaders will look to address issues which threaten NATO countries’ national security, from fragile states to piracy, from terrorism to cyber attacks.
NATO summit meetings provide periodic opportunities for Heads of State and Government of member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities.
In both Newport and Cardiff, road closures and security measures, starting weeks in advance of the summit, have already created widespread disruption.[2] Businesses in the vicinity of security fencing in Cardiff have reported a drop in trade by up to a third.[3]
References
- ^ "Nato Wales 2014: Newport summit in numbers". BBC News. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Deans, David (August 07, 2014). "Nato Summit 2014: Road closures and disruption in Cardiff city centre". Wales Online. Retrieved Septemeber 1, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Atwell, Jessica (August 28, 2014). "Nato Summit 2014: Businesses near Cardiff Ring of Steel claim trade has dropped by a third since fence was erected". Wales Online. Retrieved Septemeber 1, 2014.
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