The head of NATO is encouraging an international panel to be bold and innovative in redefining the alliance's mission to make it fit for 21th century challenges such as piracy, terrorism and cyber attacks.The group of experts, led by former U.S. State Secretary Madeleine Albright, is working to update NATO's mission statement, which was written in 1999.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the panel Friday in Slovenia that NATO needs a new concept to "clarify our principal roles and missions in the 21st century."
Fogh Rasmussen also said that NATO, the United Nations and the European Union should together identify priorities on which to focus their resources. He said one such area "clearly is Afghanistan."
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