The 1997 Paris NATO summit was a summit held for the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The summit was held in
Paris
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, France. This summit was the 14th
NATO summit
A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities.
NATO summits are not regular ...
to bring world leaders from NATO together.
Background and discussion
This summit mainly focused on
NATO–Russia relations. NATO and Russia signed the
NATO–Russia Founding Act which provided a guideline and plan for the future relationship between NATO and Russia.
See also
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EU summit
This is a list of meetings of the European Council (informally referred to as EU summits); the meetings of the European Council, an Institutions of the European Union, institution of the European Union (EU) comprising head of state, heads of sta ...
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G8 summit
References
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1997 in France
Summit
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France and NATO
May 1997 events in Europe