Last week Alec travelled to Washington DC for his first meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), following his appointment as a UK representative by the Prime Minister David Cameron in December.
At a time when the ever-present threat of terrorism remains on all our minds the collective military alliance of NATO forces play a crucial role in protecting our security here in Elmet & Rothwell and across the UK. During Alec’s visit last week he met with representatives from countries across the Euro-Atlantic area to discuss the threat of ISIL Da’esh and the insecurities our allies hold about recent Russian activities.
Since its creation, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has provided a unique forum to influence decisions on national security of the NATO member states. NATO remains the world’s largest intergovernmental military alliance, establishing a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. There are currently 28 member states of NATO, of which the United Kingdom was a founder member in 1949.
