NATO HQ As at : 17 Dec. 2001 10.30

Media Programme Defence Ministers Meetings Tuesday, 18 December 2001 (Subject to change) From 07:30 NATO Site entrance. Accreditation NATO Main entrance. Arrivals. Coverage from roped off area on first-come, first-served basis. Arrivals broadcast live on CCTV network. Defence Planning Committee (DPC) 08:45 Start of the meeting. No coverage 10:00 End of the meeting North Atlantic Council (NAC) 09:30 Press desk. Distribution of pool cards A (Yellow). 09:55 Press meeting point in front of the NATO Documentation Office. Restricted Press pool A (Yellow) to cover the opening session of the NAC in defence ministers session departs for room 1. 10:15 Start of meeting in Room 1. Coverage by pool A (Yellow) Opening remarks by the Secretary General broadcast live on CCTV network 12:00 Press desk. Distribution of pool cards B (Red). 12:15 Press meeting point. Press pool B (Red) to cover the official portrait of defence ministers departs for room 1 12:35 Official portrait. Coverage by pool B (Red) 12:45 Working luncheon. No coverage   14:15 NAC meeting in defence ministers session resumes in Room 1. No coverage. 15:45 End of NAC meeting in defence ministers session. 16:00 Luns Press Theatre. Secretary General's news conference. Open coverage on first-come, first-served basis. NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council (PJC) 16:10 Press desk. Distribution of pool cards C (Green). 16:25 Press meeting point in front of the NATO Documentation Office. Restricted Press pool C (Green) to cover the opening session of the PJC in defence ministers session departs for room 1. 16:45 Start of meeting in Room 1. Coverage by pool C (Green) 18:15 End of PJC in defence ministers session. 18:20 Luns Press Theatre. News conference by the PJC Chair. Open coverage on first-come, first-served-basis. The latest update on news conferences and national press briefings is advertised on CCTV screens.