In the period from 20-21 May 2012 NATO will held the 25^th summit meeting in Chicago, USA.  At the Chicago Summit, NATO will drive forward key principles and policies that will shape the Alliance of 2020 and beyond. It will deliver on decisions taken at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, turning them into concrete programmes and initiatives.

The summit will principally focus on three main themes:

• • - the Alliance's commitment to Afghanistan through transition and beyond;
  • - ensuring the Alliance has the capabilities it needs to defend its population and territory and to deal with the challenges of the 21st century; and
  • - strengthening NATO's network of partners across the globe.

For more information’s about the happenings on and around the summit, please check online the following link:

http://www.nato.int/chicago2012/mobile/