ATHENS, Jan. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The Greek National Defense General Staff on Monday announced that a NATO Crisis Management Exercise will be conducted from January 26 through February 1.

    Participating in the exercise will be NATO member states, NATO General Staff Headquarters, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), SAC-T, countries participating in the Partnership for Peace and other organizations.

    The objective of the exercise is to evaluate plans and procedures formulated and implemented by NATO allies during a crisis; to assess the decision-making process during crisis management; to evaluate the Alliance's capability in using the NATO Crisis Response System, the Warning and Information System; and to provide practice for political negotiation among allied members. Enditem