NATO's New Multilateral Liaison Office in Geneva

NATO is inaugurating a multilateral liaison office in Geneva to collaborate with international and non-governmental organizations. Switzerland, as the host state, is facilitating the establishment. An agreement was signed to govern the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the office.

NATO is launching a multilateral liaison office in Geneva to engage with international and non-governmental organizations based in the city, the Swiss government announced on Monday.

Switzerland, which received NATO's official request late last year, is facilitating the establishment of this office in its role as host state, the government stated.

The agreement signed on Monday covers aspects such as the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the liaison office, the government added. (Writing by Miranda Murray, editing by Kirsti Knolle)

(With inputs from agencies.)