Summit Meeting of NATO and Russia at the level of Heads of State and Government

A Summit meeting of NATO and Russia at the level of Heads of State and Government will be held in Rome on 28 May 2002 .

The meeting will take place at the Pratica di Mare Air Force Base. The Media Centre will be also be located on the base.

All media representatives and their supporting staff must be properly accredited with specific accredition badges.

Applications for accreditation should be made by post, using the attached official application form also available at the Press and Information Office of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (tel : +39 06 36 91 3432, +39 06 36 91 85 73 ; fax : +39 06 36 91 21 22) and on following Internet web site accreditostampa.natorussia2002.it

One passport photograph must be included with the application.

Please note the following :

1. Italian media representatives: accreditation forms must be accompanied by a letter of authorization from the head of the media organization represented ;
2. International media not permanently accredited with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: accreditation forms must be sent through the Embassy in Rome of the media organization's home country ;
3. International media representatives permanently accredited with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs : accreditation forms may be submitted directly to the Press and Information Office of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ;
4. International media representatives permanently accredited with NATO : accreditation forms may be submitted directly to the Press and Information Office of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On-line registration : It is possible to register on-line by completing and submitting the interactive form available on the accreditostampa.natorussia2002.it web site ; digital photographs can be attached.

On-line registration alone does not entitle media representatives to accreditation. Once application forms have been completed and submitted on-line, a hard copy must still be printed and returned , applying the procedure indicated above. On-line registration coupled with the sending of the hard copy documents guarantees a more accurate processing of the data, avoiding possible errors and delays and making it possible to check and issue accreditation badges more rapidly.

It is therefore strongly recommended that media representatives register on-line, before sending hard copies of the documents required for accreditation.

The required documents accompanied by one passport-size photograph must be returned by 18 May, 2002, to the following address :

Ministero degli Affari Esteri
Servizio Stampa e Informazione
Ufficio Accreditamento Stampa (Accreditation Office)
P.le della Farnesina, 1
00194 Roma
Italy

Tel : +39 06 36 91 34 32
+39 06 36 91 85 73
Fax : +39 06 36 91 21 22
E-mail : stampa.accrediti@esteri.it

Please note that accreditation forms without passport photographs will not be accepted.

Press passes will be available for collection upon presentation of photographic proof of identity at the following addresses :

From 23 to 25 May, in Rome

Ministero degli Affari Esteri
Ufficio Accreditamento Stampa (Accreditation Office)
Opening hours : 23-24 May : 09:00 - 18:00 hours
25 May : 09:00 - 13:00 hours

From 26 to 28 May, in Borgo di Pratica di Mare :

Ufficio Accreditamento Stampa (Accreditation Office)
Opening hours : 26 May : 13:00 - 19:00 hours
27 May : 08:00 - 24:00 hours
28 May : 06:00 - 15:00 hours

On-site production of accreditation badges will not be available on 28 May.

An ID card or passport and a press card (or letter of accreditation from a recognized media organization) should be presented and must be shown at any time upon request of security personnel. All media representatives are informed that security personnel at the Media Centre will examine and may test any equipment and personal effects carried onto the site.

To avoid delays, media representatives are requested to arrive with sufficient time to clear the security checks. Television or radio broadcasters, wire services, and photo agencies with bulky equipment are particularly urged to move most of it into the Media Centre as early as possible.

Parking will not be authorized near the Air Base in Pratica di Mare or near the Accreditation Office in Borgo di Pratica di Mare. Media representatives are advised that it will not be possible to use their own means of transportation to reach the sites. A shuttle bus service will operate from Fiumicino Airport and from Rome, EUR, Piazzale dello Sport, where parking space will be available for private vehicles.

A timetable for the shutte bus service is attached to this note.

Media representatives may need a visa to enter Italy. They are advised to check with the nearest Italian diplomatic mission.

Media representatives are advised to book their hotel rooms as soon as possible through:

Mr. Silvano Salari
AMEROPA s.r.l.
Tel: +39 06 488 55 23
Fax: +39 06 474 34 21
e-mail: ameropa.roma@flashnet.it

Eurovision News Operations, in co-operation with Host Broadcaster IT/RAI, will install and operate comprehensive broadcast facilities inside the military base at Pratica di Mare for services during the Summit.

Requests should be addressed to:

Television: Radio:Eurovision News Services
Tel: + 41 22 71 72 840
Fax: +41 22 74 74 840
E-mail: newsoperations@ebu.chMs. Arlette Dumiont
Head, Radio News and Sports
EBU Radio
Tel: +44 22 71 72 603
E-mail: arlette.dumont@ebu.ch

Enquiries:

Elena Pinardi
Eurovision News
EBU Rome
Via della Conciliazone, 44
Roma
Tel: +39 06 68 19 30 24
Fax: +39 06 68 19 20 50
E-mail: pinardi@ebu.ch

Ms. Emanuela Bruni
Summit Meeting Press and Media Co-ordinator
Servizio Stampa
Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
Tel: +39 06 67 79 3564
Fax: +39 06 67 79 3836
E-mail: press@governo.it

Mr François Le Blévennec (Prior to 23 May)
NATO Press and Media Service
B-1110 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 707 50 38
Fax : +32 (0)2 707 50 57
E-mail: press@hq.nato.int

Further information regarding the Summit will be made available shortly.

• Accreditation form