Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers
Cracow Poland
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20 Feb. 2009Allied Defence Ministers discussed today with their Georgian counterpart Minister Sikharulidze, Georgia's progress in defence reform and its priorities for 2009.
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20 Feb. 2009
The second meeting which took place on Friday 20 February in Krakow brought together Allied Ministers and the Ukrainian Minister of Defence Mr. Yurii Yekhanurov.
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| Wednesday 18 February 2009 |  |
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| Preparing for the meeting | |
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| NATO - Poland bilateral meeting | |
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| 20:00 | NATO - New Zealand bilateral meeting | |
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| Thursday 19 February 2009 | |
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| Opening of NATO's Public Diplomacy exhibition | |
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| Visit to Wavel | |
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| Forum for Euroatlantic Security |
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| • Speech by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | MP3/11.132Kb | natochannel.tv | |||
| 11:10 | NATO - Afghanistan bilateral meeting | |
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| 12:10 | NATO - US bilateral Meeting | |
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| 12:30 to 15:00 |
Informal Working Lunch of NATO Defence Ministers, with Invitees (no coverage) | ||||
| 15:00 | Press Conference by the NATO Spokesman | ENG. | MP3/18.002Kb | ||
| 15:05 | Official portrait | |
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| 15:40 to 18:10 |
Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers, with Invitees, with non-NATO ISAF Contributing Nations | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | ENG. | MP3/1.965Kb | natochannel.tv | ||
| • Opening remarks by the Polish Defence Minister | MP3/1.084Kb | natochannel.tv | |||
| 18:15 | Press conference by the NATO Secretary General | ENG. | MP3/11.590Kb | |
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| 19:30 | NATO - Poland bilateral meeting | |
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| Cultural event at the National museum | |
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| • Remarks by the Polish Prime Minister | MP3/4503Kb | ||||
| • Remarks by the NATO Secretary General | ENG. | MP3/2663Kb | |||
| Friday 20 February 2009 | |
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| 08:30 to 11:00 |
Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with invitees (no coverage) | |
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| 11:20 to 12:10 |
Informal Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission with Invitees | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | ENG. | natochannel.tv | |||
| • Opening remarks by the Ukrainian Defence Minister | natochannel.tv | ||||
| 12:30 to 13:20 |
Meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission with Invitees | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | ENG. | natochannel.tv | |||
| • Opening remarks by the Georgian Defence Minister | natochannel.tv | ||||
| 13:30 | Press conference by the NATO Secretary General | ENG. | |
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| 14:00 | Press conference by the US Secretary of Defense | ENG. | natochannel.tv | ||
For the media
- NATO Press Release (2008)160 - 15 Dec. 2008
- Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers
Cracow, Poland, 19-20 February 2009 - OTAN Communiqué de presse (2008)160 - 15 déc. 2008
- Réunion informelle des ministres de la Défense des pays de l'OTAN
Cracovie (Pologne), 19-20 février 2009