2006 [ 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 15 December 2006 US Sudan Envoy visits NATO Headquarters 14 December 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina joins the Partnership for Peace 14 December 2006 Montenegro joins the Partnership for Peace 14 December 2006 Serbia joins the Partnership for Peace 11-12 December 2006 International Conference on “NATO and Gulf Countries: Facing Common Challenges Through the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative" Press conference - 12 December Photos of the conference - 12 December Bilateral meeting with the NATO Secretary General and the Amir of Kuwait - 12 December Bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Kuwait and the President of the National Security Bureau - 11 December Preparing the conference - 11 December 7 December 2006 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Vartan Oskanyan meets with NATO Secretary General and signs the SCEPC MoU on Border Crossing 6 December 2006 High resolution photos of the visit to NATO by the President of Croatia, Mr. Stjepan Mesic 6 December 2006 High resolution photos of the final bilateral meeting between Secretary General and SACEUR General James L. Jones 6 December 2006 High resolution photos of General James L. Jones' Final North Atlantic Council Meeting 4 December 2006 Visit to NATO by President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan November Photos from the NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia (28-29 November) are available separately. 23 November 2006 NATO Secretary General visits the Netherlands 23 November 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Vuk Draskovic 21 November 2006 Visit to NATO by Barham Salih, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 17 November 2006 Visit to NATO by the Chief of Defence of Pakistan, General ul Haq 17 November 2006 Visit to NATO of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar 17 November 2006 Visit to NATO by the US Commander of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan, General Karl Eikenberry 16 November 2006 Meeting of the Military Committee with Chiefs of Defence EAPC/MC Session Mediterranean Dialogue Countries with MC Press point by General Raymond Henault MC/CS with Ukraine NATO-Russia Council-MR/CS Session 15 November 2006 Meeting of the Military Committee with Chiefs of Defence 15 November 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Gela Bezhuashvili 13 November 2006 Visit to NATO by Mrs. Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, Minister of Defence of Norway 13 November 2006 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Hungary 10 November 2006 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Estonia 10 November 2006 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Lithuania 9 November 2006 Exercise “Trial Spartan Hammer 2006” in Greece 8 November 2006 Visit to NATO by Prince Joachim of Denmark 8 November 2006 Visit to NATO by Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan October 30 October 2006 LAZIO 2006 Consequence Management Exercise, Rome, Italy - 23-26 October 2006 27 October 2006 NATO Secretary General visits the United States 26 October 2006 NATO Secretary General visits Russia 25 October 2006 CNAD Exhibition at NATO Headquarters, Brussels 25 October 2006 Visit of the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the OSCE, Karel De Gucht 25 October 2006 Exhibition in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution at NATO Headquarters, Brussels 25 October 2006 CNAD Conference at NATO Headquarters, Brussels 24 October 2006 NATO Secretary General joins commemorations of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Photos from the NATO Secretary General's Successor Generation Conference at The Plaisterers Hall - City of London (19 October) are available separately 16 October 2006 Visit to NATO by Carla del Ponte, Prosecuter for the International Crime Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 10 October 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu 9 October 2006 North Atlantic Council Meeting with the Political and Security Committee of the European Union 5 October 2006 NATO Secretary General chairs High-Level NATO-Ukraine consultations, Sintra, Portugal 5 October 2006 Transfer of command in Eastern Afghanistan from Coalition to ISAF (photos by WO2 Fiona Stapley, ISAF Chief Photographer) 4 October 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kassymzhomart Tokayev September Photos from the Meeting of Defence Ministers in Portorož, Slovenia (28-30 September) are available separately 25 September 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Alexander Downer. 21-23 September 2006 NATO-Afghan student forum Photos from the Meeting of Foreign Ministers in New York (21 September) are available separately 15 September 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Gela Bezhuashvili 14 September 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych 12 September 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime-Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1, Mr. Nikola Gruevski 12 September 2006 NATO moves to Acquire C-17 Strategic Airlift Aircraft 11 September 2006 Commemorative Ceremony at NATO HQ to pay tribute to all the victims of terrorist attacks 8 September 2006 Visit to NATO of the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Gediminas Kirkilas 7 September 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Róbert Fico 5 September 2006 NATO Council visits Afghanistan August 24 August 2006 Appointment of Ambassador Daan W. Everts as new NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan and departure of Minister Hikmet Çetin 22-23 August 2006 18th meeting of the Tripartite Commission in Afghanistan geared toward increased coordination of patrols on both sides of the Afghan/Pakistan border (Photos by WO2 Fiona Stapley, Chief Photographer ISAF) July 31 July 2006 Transfer of authority of southern provinces of Afghanistan from Coalition to NATO/ISAF command (Photos by WO2 Fiona Stapley, Chief Photographer, HQ ISAF) 26 July 2006 Visit to NATO by General John Abizaid (Commander US Central Command) 26 July 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Zurab Nogaideli 20 July 2006 Visit to Afghanistan by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 19 July 2006 Visit to NATO by President Boris Tadic of Serbia 18 July 2006 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer meets the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan 18 July 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Kinga Goncz 14 July 2006 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Latvia 12 July 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Defence of Hungary, Imre Szekeres 6 July 2006 NATO Secretary General visits Albania June 26-27 June 2006 Conference on Mediterranean Dialogue in Amman, Jordan 24-25 June 2006 NATO Partnership running festival from Horgos (Serbia & Montenegro), to Szeged (Hungary) 23 June 2006 NATO Response Force (NRF) Exercise “Steadfast Jaguar” in the Cape Verde Islands 22 June 2006 Visit to NATO by President Vladimir Voronine of Moldova 20 June 2006 Visit to NATO by the Iraqi Vice President, Adel Abdul Mahdi 19 June 2006 Visit to NATO by the Members of Parliament of Jordan 19 June 2006 Visit to NATO by the EU Special Representative in Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell 19 June 2006 Largest ever demilitarization project launched in Ukraine 14 June 2006 Visit to NATO by the President of the International Red Cross, Jacob Kellenberger 14 June 2006 Visit to NATO by Foreign and Defence Ministers of Armenia 13 June 2006 Visit to NATO by Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General 13 June 2006 Visit to NATO by Prime Minister of Georgia, Zurab Noghaideli 12 June 2006 Visit by the NATO Secretary General to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) Photos from the Defence Ministers Meetings NATO HQ - 8 June 2006 May 30 May 2006 Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the North Atlantic Council, Paris, France 30 May 2006 Visit to NATO by the Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), Jan Egeland. 29 May 2006 Visit to NATO of Members of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Egyptian Parliament 29 May 2006 Visit to NATO by the Croatian Foreign Minister and Defence Minister in the framework of the Membership Action Plan. 24 May 2006 Visit to NATO by the Albanian Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs 23 May 2006 Visit to NATO of Members of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Parliament of Morocco 22 May 2006 Visit to NATO by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 22 May 2006 Opening of Latvian Exhibition and official unveiling of the NATO Summit Logo for Riga 18 May 2006 Visit to NATO by the Members of the Algerian Parliament 17 May 2006 Visit to NATO by the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari 12 May 2006 Signing of the NATO/OSCE Trust Fund project for the destruction of dangerous pesticides in Moldova 11 May 2006 The North Atlantic Council visits Kosovo 10 May 2006 Meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Staff session. Meeting with the participation of the EAPC countries Meeting with the participation of Ukraine Bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Meeting with the participation of Russia 9 May 2006 Meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Staff session. Chiefs of Staff meeting Meeting with the participation of the 7 Mediterranean Dialogue countries 4 May 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Aso April Photos from the Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Sofia, Bulgaria (27-28 April 2006) are available separately. 27April 2006 Conference of the National Arms Directors 26April 2006 Conference of the National Arms Directors 6 April 2006 The NATO Deputy Secretary General and the North Atlantic Council visit Morocco. 4 April 2006 The North Atlantic Council visits the NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy. 3 April 2006 Press point by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana. March 27 March 2006 A Group of Polish Parliamentarians visit NATO 22 March 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Mr. Agim Ceku 22 March 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1), Vlado Buckovski Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Bilateral meeting Press point 16 March 2006 NATO Secretary General visits the AWACS Air Base in Geilenkirchen in Germany 15 March 2006 North Atlantic Council Meeting with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Lance L. Smith 14 March 2006 North Atlantic Council Meeting in ISAF Format 13 March 2006 Visit to NATO of High Level Government Officials from Afghanistan 9 March 2006 Visit to NATO by the Chairman of the tri-Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sulejman Tihic 8 March 2006 Visit to NATO by US Deputy Secretary of State, Robert Zoellick 8 March 2006 Visit to NATO by the EU Special Representative to Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell 1 March 2006 Visit to NATO by H.R.H Prince Haakon of Norway February 28 February 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Dora Bakoyannis 28 February 2006 Visit to NATO by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General, Soren Jessen-Petersen 27 February 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Peter Gordon Mackay 17-18 February 2006 Russia and NATO: Towards Effective Cooperation in the Changing World 14-15 February 2006 Conference Egypt and NATO: a dialogue 13 February 2006 Visit to NATO by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schwarz-Schilling Photos from the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Taormina (9-10 February 2006) are available separately. 3 February 2006 Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Phil Goff 1 February 2006 Visit to NATO by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Boris Tarasyuk January 30 January 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Croatia, Ivo Sanader 30 January 2006 Visit to NATO by the German Defence Minister, Franz Josef Jung 27 January 2006 Visit to NATO Headquarters by Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland 26 January 2006 Visit to NATO Headquarters by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations 26 January 2006 Visit to NATO by the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer 23 January 2006 Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg 19 January 2006 Visit to NATO by Carla del Ponte, Prosecuter for the International Crime Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 1 18 January 2006 Visit to NATO by Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sudan, Jan Pronk 9 January 2006 New Year’s Press Reception at NATO HQ Brussels
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