reached agreement on reverse transit from afghanistan with three central asian partners, kazakhstan, kirigstan and uzbekistan. the network we need, i thank all three kunries for their support and nato will continue to actively engage with afghanistan's neighbors to build wider support for the country's stability. we are also making progress on implementing summit decisions on the other two key areas. in chicago we signed the contract to acquire an alliance ground surveillance capability on armed drones which will allow our commanders to see what is happening over the horizon at anytime and in any weather. i am pleased to note that denmark has decided to join the acquisition phase of the project. this is a valuable signal of solidarity and of commitment to keeping our lines strong and capab capable. we also declared an interim missile defense capability. that capability has been formally handed over to our headquarters in ramstein in germany, so our preparations are completed. this is a first but significant step towards our longer term goal of providing full coverage and protection for all nat