Meetings of NATO Defence Ministers
NATO Headquarters Brussels
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Defence Ministers reaffirm commitment to Afghanistan
09 Jun. 2011Today, the 48 NATO and ISAF Defence Ministers reaffirmed their long-term commitment to Afghanistan which remains NATO’s top operational priority. Ministers were updated on the operational situation from the Commander of ISAF, General David Petraeus, who explained how progress against the insurgency was enabling the transition to Afghan lead to start in seven Districts and Provinces in July, as planned.
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Backgrounders
| Wednesday 8 June 2011 |  |
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| Bilateral meeting between the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of Defense | |
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| 11:00-11:50 | Meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group (NPG) (no media opportunity) |
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| 12:00-14:00 | Working Lunch of NATO Ministers of Defence with non-NATO Contributors to Operation Unified Protector (no media opportunity) |
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| Statement on Libya | Eng./ Fr. |
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| 14:15 | Press conference by the NATO Secretary General | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | natochannel.tv | ||||
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| 15:00-16:30 | Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | |
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| 16:35 | Official Portrait | |
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| Bilateral meeting between the NATO Secretary General and Minister of Defence of Russia | |
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| 17:15-18:45 | Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | |
Eng. | natochannel.tv | ||
| 19:00 | Press conference by the NATO Secretary General | |
Eng. | natochannel.tv | |
| 19:30-22:15 | Working Dinner of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) | ||||
| Thursday 9 June 2011 | |
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| 9:30-10:15 | Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) (no media opportunity) |
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| Bilateral meeting between the NATO Secretary General and the Minister of Defence of Australia | |
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| 10:30-13:15 | Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF Contributing Nations | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | |
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| 13:30 | Press conference by the NATO Secretary General | |
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| • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General | natochannel.tv | ||||
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| 13:30 | Press conference by the US Secretary of Defense | |
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| 16:00 | Technical background briefing on NATO Command Structure by Brigadier General Patrick Wouters, Deputy Director Plans and Policy Division, International Military Staff (IMS). | |
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For the media
- NATO Press Release(2011)059 - 23 May 2011
- Defence Ministerial Meetings, Brussels, 8-9 June 2011
- OTAN Communiqué de presse(2011)059 - 23 mai 2011
- Réunions des ministres de la Défense, Bruxelles, 8-9 juin 2011