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NATO-Austria relations are conducted through the Partnership for Peace framework, which Austria joined in 1995. NATO and Austria actively cooperate in peace-support operations, and have developed practical cooperation in a range of areas, as provided for in Austria’s Individual Partnership Programme (IPP).
NATO highly values its relations with Austria. The Allies view Austria as an effective and pro-active partner and contributor to international security, which shares key values such as the promotion of international security, democracy and human rights. Austria selects areas of practical cooperation with NATO that match joint objectives.
NATO and Austria detail areas of cooperation and timelines in Austria’s Individual Partnership Programme (IPP), which is jointly agreed for a two-year period. Key areas include security and peacekeeping cooperation, humanitarian and disaster relief, and search and rescue operations. Austria has worked alongside the Allies in security and peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan.
More…Austria joined the Partnership for Peace (PfP) in 1995 to work alongside the Allies in areas where bilateral aims converge. Austria joined the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP) in 1996 to foster interoperability with NATO forces in peacekeeping operations. Since PfP accession, Austria has played an active role in the Partnership and offers expertise to other Partner countries, with a special focus on peacekeeping, civil-emergency planning and civil-military co-operation.
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