Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government

Lisbon Portugal

19 Nov. 2010 - 20 Nov. 2010
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Thursday 18 November 2010
	2010 Young Atlanticist Summit – Young Leaders & Future of NATO (Programme - .PDF/277Kb)
	• Speech by NATO's Acting Assistant Secretary General Public Diplomacy, Dr Stefanie Babst at the 2010 Young Atlanticist Summit
12:15	Press briefing by the NATO Spokesman, James Appathurai
12:45	Keynote address by NATO Secretary General to the participants of the 2010 Young Atlanticist Summit
15:30	NATO Heads of Delegations arrivals at the Summit Venue, greeted by the Portuguese Prime Minister and the NATO Secretary General
16.30	North Atlantic Meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government
	• Ceremony honoring NATO military personnel for service in operational theatres of the Alliance
	• Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General
	• Welcome by the Portuguese Prime Minister
	• Remarks by the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Dr. Karl A. Lamers
19:05	Official portrait
19.15	Secretary General’s Press Conference
	• Press Conference
	• Q&A
	Active Engagement, Modern Defence : NATO's New Strategic Concept Engagement actif, défense moderne : le nouveau concept stratégique de l'OTAN	EN FR RU UKR
19:45	Working Dinner for Heads of State and Government
19:45	Working Dinner for NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs
19:45	Working Dinner for NATO Ministers of Defence

Saturday 20 November 2010
	Bilateral meeting between the NATO Secretary General and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan
08.30	Meeting on Afghanistan at the level of Heads of State and Government
08.30	• Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General
11:30	Signature of a Declaration by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the NATO Secretary General
	*Declaration by NATO and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on an Enduring Partnership*	EN/FR
	*Declaration by the Heads of State and Government of the Nations contributing to ISAF*	EN/FR
11.40	Joint Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General, the UN Secretary-General and the Afghan President
	• Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General
	• Opening remarks by the Afghan President
	• Opening remarks by by the UN Secretary-General
	• Q&A
12:45	North Atlantic Meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government (No media coverage)
	*Lisbon Summit Declaration*	EN/FR/UK
14.00	NATO Russia Council Meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government
14.00	• Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General
	NATO-Russia Council Joint Statement	EN/FR/RU
15.45	NATO Secretary General’s Press Conference
	• Press Conference
	• Q&A
	Press conference by US President Barack Obama
	• Press Conference
	• Q&A
	Press conference by the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev
	Bilateral meeting between the NATO Secretary General and UN Secretary-General
	Bilateral meeting between by the NATO Secretary General and the Australian Prime Minister

News

NATO-Russia set on path towards strategic partnership

20 Nov. 2010

The third summit in the history of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) took place in Lisbon on 20 November 2010. At the end of this historic gathering, President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia and his counterparts from the other 28 NRC member states issued a joint statement.

NATO Summit paves way for renewed Alliance

20 Nov. 2010

The Lisbon Summit concluded on 20 November with decisions that will mean profound changes for the way NATO does business, making the Alliance more effective, more efficient and more engaged with the wider world.

Allied leaders agree on NATO Missile Defence system

20 Nov. 2010

NATO’s leaders decided to develop a Missile Defence capability to protect NATO’s populations and territories in Europe against ballistic missile attacks. The Alliance’s Heads of State and Government stated that they see this as a core element of NATO’s collective defence task in view of the growing threat of the proliferation of ballistic missile technology and weapons of mass destruction.