NATO Secretary General to travel to Italy, Greece and Turkey (updated)

  • 09 Oct. 2019 - 11 Oct. 2019
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  • Press Release (2019) 100 (updated)
  • Issued on 08 Oct. 2019
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  • Last updated: 11 Oct. 2019 09:28

The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Rome on Wednesday, 9 October 2019, Athens on Thursday, 10 October 2019, and Istanbul on Friday, 11 October 2019.

During his visit to Italy, Mr. Stoltenberg will have a bilateral meeting with the President of the Council of Ministers, H.E. Prof. Giuseppe Conte and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Luigi Di Maio.

In Athens, the Secretary General will meet with the President of the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos and the Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

In Istanbul, Mr. Stoltenberg will meet with the President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and the Minister of National Defence, H.E. Mr. Hulusi Akar.

Media advisory:

9 October 2019, 16.35  Secretary General joint press conference with President of the Council of Ministers Conte.

10 October 2019, 19.25 (local time)  Secretary General joint press conference with Prime Minister Mitsotakis.

11 October 2019, 11.30 (local time)  Secretary General joint press conference with Minister Çavuşoğlu.

The press conferences will be streamed live on the NATO website.

Photographs, video and a transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks will be available on the NATO website after each event.

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