Audio files 2004 Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec December 16 Dec. 2004 Joint point de presse with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the President of Lithuania, H.E. Valdas Adamkus .MP3/2909Kb 16 Dec. 2004 Joint point de presse with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the President of Bulgaria, H.E.Georgi Parvanov .MP3/6949Kb Audio files from the Foreign Ministers meeting at NATO HQ, Brussels (8-9 December 2004) are available separately. 8 Dec. 2004 Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on the New NATO Headquarters   Statement by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer .MP3/1045Kb Statement by Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium .MP3/913Kb 2 Dec. 2004 SFOR transfer of authority ceremony   Speech by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer .MP3/3569Kb Speech by the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, M. Borislav Paravac. .MP3/2933Kb Speech by the EU High Respresentative, M. Javier Solana .MP3/2559Kb Press conference with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Respresentative, M. Javier Solana .MP3/10819Kb 1 Dec. 2004 Press briefing by Ambassador Günther Altenburg, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Division (ASG/PASP), who will inform the NATO-accredited press on the forthcoming Foreign Ministers meeting on 8 and 9 December .MP3/18563Kb November 29 Nov. 2004 Press briefing by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union at the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels .MP3/5236Kb 29 Nov. 2004 NGO's meet with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the NGO conference at NATO HQ .MP3/3826Kb 29 Nov. 2004 "The evolution of NATO's crisis management operations: Experiences and lessons learnt" with David Lightburn, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden at the NGO conference at NATO HQ .MP3/15393Kb 24 Nov. 2004 Press Briefing by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mr. Ivan Gasparovic, the President of the Slovak Republic .MP3/6747Kb 24 Nov. 2004 Press Briefing by Mr.Robert Serry, Deputy Assistant Secretary General, on the end of SFOR and the future of NATO’s role in Bosnia-Herzegovina .MP3/12317Kb 17 Nov. 2004 Press Briefing by Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Prize winner, Robert Simmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Security Cooperation and Partnership and Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Stephen Goose, Chief Editor of the Landmine Monitor, Stan Brabant, Handicap International .MP3/15520Kb 10 Nov. 2004 Press briefing on the NATO Training and Equipment Co-ordination Group (NTEGG) by Colonel David Spasojevich, United States Marine Corps .MP3/7601Kb 5 Nov. 2004 Opening Statement at the North Atlantic Council by the Prime Minister of Iraq, H.E. Ayad Allawi .MP3/1826Kb 3 Nov. 2004 Press briefing by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Solomon Passy, Chairman in Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Bulgaria .MP3/2773Kb October 27 Oct. 2004 Press briefing by the NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Hikmet Çetin .MP3/13628Kb 25 Oct. 2004 Press point by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana .MP3/4825Kb 22 Oct. 2004 Press point by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mr. Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary .MP3/6079Kb Audio files from the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Poiana Brasov, Romania (13-14 October 2004) are available separately. 8 Oct. 2004 Press point by Lieutenant General David Petraeus and Major General Hilderink on NATO's Training Implementation mission in Iraq .MP3/14075Kb 5 Oct. 2004 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Stanislav Gross .MP3/6138Kb September 27 Sept. 2004 Press point with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana at the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels .MP3/3322Kb 17 Sept. 2004 Press point with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mr. Soren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Kosovo. .MP3/4797Kb 14 Sept. 2004 Visit to NATO HQ of the President of Iraq, Sheikh Ghazi Al-Yawar   Opening statement by NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the special session of the North Atlantic Council .MP3/707Kb   Press point with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Sheikh Ghazi Al-Yawar, President of Iraq .MP3/6025Kb July 30 July 2004 Press point with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on NATO assistance to Iraq .MP3/2637Kb 26 July 2004 Press point with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana following a NATO-EU meeting .MP3/2639Kb 13 July 2004 Press conference by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari .MP3/4829Kb June Audio files of speeches given during the Summit Meetings of NATO Heads of State and Government in Istanbul, Turkey (28-29 June 2004) are available separately 24 June 2004 Press conference by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the eve of the Istanbul Summit .MP3/16457Kb 2 June 2004 Press Point with US Deputy Secretary of State, Richard L. Armitage at NATO HQ .MP3/1809Kb May 24 May 2004 Press Point following the North Atlantic Council Meeting with the Political and Security Committee of the European Union. .MP3/4357Kb 19 May 2004 Joint press point with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan .MP3/2186Kb 19 May 2004 Joint press point with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Mr. Alexander Downer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia .MP3/2594Kb 18 May 2004 Joint point de presse by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mr. Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine at NATO HQ .MP3/5607Kb 17 May 2004 Projecting Stability - Speech by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the New Defence Agenda, Palais dEgmont, Brussels .MP3/5032Kb April 7 April 2004 Point de Presse with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Mr. Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia at the NATO HQ .MP3/2921Kb Audio files of speeches given during the Accession to NATO Ceremony at NATO HQ (4 April 2004) are available separately March 29 March 2004 Speech by US President George W. Bush at the Accession Ceremony for Seven New NATO Members in Washington D.C. (USA) .MP3/4472Kb 23 March 2004 Press point with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Vojislav Kostunica at NATO Headquarters .MP3/2372Kb 17 March 2004 Audio file of the speech given by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the inauguration of the NG building at NATO Headquarters .MP3/1631Kb 10 March 2004 Press point with NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the PSC Chairman, Ambassador Declan Kelleher and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union. .MP3/3961Kb 3 March 2004 Press conference by Franco Frattini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, at NATO HQ .MP3/11323Kb (In Italian) February 16 February Press point with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with the Political and Security Committee of the European Union .MP3/3297Kb 11 February Joint press point with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the President of Bulgaria, H.E.Georgi Parvanov .MP3/6128Kb 11 February Visit of H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to NATO Headquarters   Welcoming remarks by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Meeting of the Atlantic Council .MP3/1026Kb Remarks by H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark .MP3/2078Kb 6 February Opening statement by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the German Minister of Defence, Peter Struck at the informal meeting of Defence Ministers in Munich .MP3/1134Kb January 21 January Joint press point with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the PSC Chairman, Ambassador Declain Kelleher and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana .MP3/4551Kb 14 January First Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) meeting for new NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer .MP3/2535Kb 14 January Joint point de press with NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and Mr. Jean-François Arnault, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Afghanistan .MP3/3157Kb 13 January Joint point de presse with NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko .MP3/3241Kb 7 January First North Atlantic Council meeting for new NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer .MP3/806Kb 5 January Press conference by the new Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on his first day in office .MP3/1703Kb   Questions and answers .MP3/1490Kb