2004 [ January ] [ February ] [ March ] [ April ] [ May ] [ June ] [ July ] [ August ] [ September ] [ October ] [ November ] [ December ] The following pages contain high resolution photos that can be downloaded for printing. December 20 December 2004 Bilateral meeting at the EU between NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer EU President, José Manuel Barroso 16 December 2004 Visit to NATO by President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania 16 December 2004 Visit to NATO by President Georgi Parvanov of Bulgaria 15 December 2004 Visit to NATO by US Senator John Warner 13 December 2004 Visit to NATO by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Silvan Shalom Photos taken during the Foreign Ministers meeting at NATO HQ, Brussels (8-9 December 2004) are available separately. 8 December 2004 NATO Secretary General meets with journalists from Mediterranean Dialogue and ICI countries 3 December 2004 NATO Secretary General visits Iraq 2 December 2004 Ceremony at Camp Butmir marking the end of NATO’s SFOR Operation and the establishment of the EU Operation “ALTHEA” November 29 November 2004 Seminar at NATO HQ between NGO’s and Aid Organisations from NATO countries working in Afghanistan and the Balkans   29 November 2004 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer with the Religious Leaders of Ukraine at NATO HQ Brussels   25 November 2004 NATO Secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Algeria   24 November 2004 Visit to NATO by President Ivan Gasparovic of Slovakia   22 November 2004 Display of the Czech Integrated Rescue System at NATO HQ Brussels   19 November 2004 NATO Secretary General receives the Order of Three Stars from the President of Latvia   17 November 2004 Military Committee Meeting at Chiefs of Defence level with Mediterranean Dialogue Member Nations   17 November 2004 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer meets 1997 Nobel Prize winner, Jody Williams   16 November 2004 Landmine related NATO/PfP Trust Fund projects 2001 - 2002   5 November 2004 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Iraq, Ayad Allawi   3 November 2004 Visit to NATO by Solomon Passy, Chairman in Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Bulgaria October 28 October 2004 CNAD Exhibition at NATO HQ Brussels, “The Digital Battlefield”   28 October 2004 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General and the Minister of Defence for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 High resolution photos taken during the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Poiana Brasov, Romania (13-14 October 2004) are available separately. 10 October 2004 NRF Exercise “Destined Glory 2004” in Sardinia   8 October 2004 Visit to NATO by Lieutenant General David Petraeus, US Multi-National Security Transition Commander for Iraq   5 October 2004 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr. Stanislav Gross September 27 September 2004 Latvian Ambassador to NATO presents his accreditation to NATO Secretary General   22 September 2004 NATO Secretary General presents Medal to the Director of the Turkish Summit Task Force in Istanbul   20 September 2004 Visit to NATO by Henk G.J. Kamp, Minister of Defence of The Netherlands   18 September 2004 NATO Sporting and Cultural Day in support of operation TELEVIE   17 September 2004 Visit to NATO by Soren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Kosovo   16 September 2004 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and General John Abizaid, Commander, US Central Command   15 September 2004 Press Tour to Afghanistan   14 September 2004 Visit to NATO by the President of Iraq, Sheikh Ghazi Al-Yawar   10 September 2004 Visit to NATO by Solomon Passy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria   10 September 2004 Visit to an Anti-Aircraft Missile Demilitarization Base in Georgia   8 September 2004 Visit to NATO Headquarters of Karel De Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium   6 September 2004 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Peter Medgyessy July 30 July 2004 Press Point by NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on NATO assistance to Iraq   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. 26 July 2004 Visit to NATO by Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 . 19 July 2004 Visit of the Military Committee to the Kosovo Force (KFOR) 13 July 2004 Visit to NATO by Ivo Vajgl, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia 13 July 2004 Visit to NATO by Hoshyar Zebari, Foreign Minister of Iraq 8 July 2004 Non Article 5 NATO Medal Award Ceremony for Service with NATO in relation to the Balkans Operation June High resolution photos taken during the Istanbul Summit Meetings of NATO Heads of State and Government (including meetings of the North Atlantic Council, the NATO-Russia Council, the NATO-Ukraine Commission and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council) in Istanbul, Turkey (28-29 June 2004) are available separately. 25 June 2004 Exercise Kaliningrad 2004 24 June 2004 Press Conference with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 17 June 2004 Visit to NATO by the Georgian Minister of Defence, Gela Bezhuashvili 17 June 2004 Visit to NATO of the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 16 June 2004 Visit to NATO by the Italian Secretary of State, Margherita Boniver May 28 May 2004 The North Atlantic Council visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina 24 May 2004 Press Point following the North Atlantic Council Meeting with the Political and Security Committee of the European Union 24 May 2004 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina 19 May 2004 Visit to NATO by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev. 19 May 2004 Visit to NATO by Alexander Downer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia. 18 May 2004 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. 6 May 2004 CNAD (Conference of National Armaments Directors) Exhibition on Equipment and Technologies for Defence Against Terrorism. 5-6 May 2004 Meeting of the NATO Military Committee at Chiefs of Defence Level. April 26 April 2004 North Atlantic Council visits ISAF in Afghanistan   22 April 2004 North Atlantic Council visits Kosovo   15 April 2004 Accession ceremony at SHAPE for the seven new members   7-8 April 2004 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Moscow   8 April 2004 2nd Meeting of the Military Committee in Permanent Session in 2004 7 April 2004 Visit to NATO by Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia High resolution photos taken during the Accession to NATO Ceremony (including meetings of the North Atlantic Council and the NATO-Russia Council at the level of NATO Foreign Ministers) at NATO HQ (2 April 2004) are available separately. March 29 March 2004 Accession Ceremony for Seven New NATO Members in Washington D.C. (USA). 23 March 2004 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Serbia, Vojislav Kostunica. 17 March 2004 Inauguration of the NG Building at NATO HQ for the Seven New Members. 17 March 2004 Following last week’s tragic events in Madrid, the North Atlantic Council holds a Minute of Silence in respect for the victims. 10 March 2004 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council and Political and Security Committee (PSC) at NATO HQ, Brussels 8 March 2004 Visit to NATO by Francesc Vendrell, EU Representative for Afghanistan 3 March 2004 Visit to NATO by Franco Frattini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy February 16 February 2004 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council and NATO Parliamentary Assembly with Invitees 11 February 2004 Visit to NATO by Carla del Ponte (Prosecutor, International Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia). 11 February 2004 Visit to NATO of President Georgi Parvanov of Bulgaria 11 February 2004 Visit of the Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to NATO 6 February 2004 Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers with Invitees, Munich, Germany January 27 January 2004 Visit to NATO by Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dimitrij Rupel 21 January 2004 North Atlantic Council Meeting with the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union 21 January 2004 Visit to NATO by Solomon Passy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria 19 January 2004 Visit to SHAPE by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 15 January 2004 Visit by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to Bosnia-Herzegovina 14 January 2004 Change of Command at NATO Headquarters Skopje 14 January 2004 First Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) meeting for new NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 14 January 2004 Visit to NATO by Jean-François Arnault, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Afghanistan 13 January 2004 Visit to NATO of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko 13 January 2004 Visit to NATO of the Prime Minister of Croatia, Ivo Sanader 12 January 2004 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer talking on the “Hot-line” telephone with Russian Minister of Defence, Sergey Ivanov 8 January 2004 (IMS photos - low resolution photos) The Military Committee welcomes NATO’s new Secretary General 7 January 2004 First North Atlantic Council meeting for new NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 5 January 2004 Arrival of the New NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.