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• On August 19, 2008, an emergency NATO meeting called by the United States will take place in Brussels, Belgium.AP: US calls emergency meeting (August 18, 2008) The cause of the emergency is Russia's apparent increasing aggression towards adjacent nations, demonstrated during the nation's recent conflict with GeorgiaAP: US calls emergency meeting (August 18, 2008) NATO will reconsider Russia's and the organization's common future, including already scheduled military exercises and diplomatic meetings. AP: US calls emergency meeting (August 18, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. 26 ambassadors are expected to participateKhaleej Times: NATO to back Georgia (August 18, 2008)
  2. Russian ambassador to NATO declared the organization aims to subvert the NATO-Russia CouncilAP: US calls emergency meeting (August 18, 2008)
  3. Other issues on the agenda: aid to Georgia and a monitoring mission in South OssetiaAP: US calls emergency meeting (August 18, 2008)
  4. Condoleezza Rice plans to meet separately with high-ranking European Union officials after the meeting
  5. Russia opposes NATO's involvement in the CaucasusAP: US calls emergency meeting (August 18, 2008)
  6. Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili wants his country to join NATO

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