The EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are key organisations that have both successfully delivered stability and security to the European region. The Government place a high priority on improving EU/NATO relations, since it is important that the two organisations work effectively together, and will continue to work with partners and allies to deliver more effective co-operation in both Brussels and in operations like Kosovo and Afghanistan. As my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary stated in his recent Bruges speech
“We must [also] overcome the blockages to collaboration with NATO. We welcome the signs of increased willingness on the part of key partners to do so”.