Australian Embassy and Mission to the EU
Belgium-Luxembourg
Embassy address: Rue Guimardstraat 6-8, 1040 Brussels - Telephone: +32 (0) 2 286 0500 - Fax: +32 (0) 2 231 07 88
- Home
- About us
- Visas and migration
- Travelling to Australia
- Services for Australians
- Doing business with Australia
- Education
- Media
- About Australia
- Relations with the EU
- Relations with Belgium and Luxembourg
- Relations with NATO
- Events
- Culture
- Customs and quarantine
- Science, research, innovation
- Français
- Nederlands
Australia-NATO Relations
Australia's relations with NATO have expanded considerably since the deployment of Australian forces in Afghanistan under the NATO-led ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission. The decision by the NATO Riga Summit in November 2006 to strengthen relations with Contact Countries - including Australia - resulted in the development of a closer engagement between NATO and Australia, particularly on Afghanistan. Australia continues to be a significant non-NATO contributor to ISAF with 1550 ADF (Australian Defence Force) troops and personnel from DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), AusAID (Australian Aid Agency), AFP (Australian Federal Police) and other Australian government agencies deployed.