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18-20 November
  • Preparations, bilateral meetings and more  
    21 November
  • Summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government
    22 November
  • NATO-Russia Council at the level of Foreign Ministers
  • Summit meeting of Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Heads of State and Government
  • NATO-Ukraine meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers
    The Road to NATO explained :
    From Invitee to Member
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    Prague Capabilities Commitment explained
     
    News
    NATO transformed: new members, capabilities and partnerships
    At their meeting in Prague, NATO Heads of State and Government opened a new chapter in the Alliance's history by inviting seven countries to Accession Talks and committing themselves to equip NATO with new capabilities to meet the security threats of the 21st century. more...
    Prague Summit Declaration more...
    Déclaration du Sommet de Prague more...
    Prague Summit Statement on Iraq more...
    Déclaration du Sommet de Prague sur l'Irak more...
    EAPC Chairman's summarymore...
    Compte rendu succinct du Président CPEA more...
    NATO invites seven countries to Accession Talks
    NATO Heads of State and Government have formally invited seven countries to Accession Talks with NATO: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. more...

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    Documents, webcasts & multimedia:


     
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    18 November 2002
    Preparing for the Prague Summit    
     
    19 November 2002
    Preparing for the Prague Summit    

     
    Exhibition on NATO's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Initiatives      
    Czech President Vaclav Havel visits Prague Congress Centre      
    Scenes of Prague      


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    20 November 2002
    9:35 Press conference by United States President George W. Bush and Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic
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    14:15 NATO Secretary General's bilateral meeting with Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic Eng.  
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    15:00

    "The Transformation of NATO" - Conference organized by Host Committee and Aspen Institute of Berlin

         
    Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson Eng.
    Speech by by Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic Eng.
    15:55- 16:20 NATO Secretary General's bilateral meeting with George W. Bush, President of the United States    
    16:30 NATO Secretary General's walkabout in the Prague Congress Centre    
    16:40 Remarks by President George W. Bush to Prague Atlantic Student Summit
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    17:15 - 17:30 NATO Secretary General meets with Vladimir Spidla, Czech Prime Minister    
    20:00-22:30
    Dinner of NATO Heads of State and Government at Prague Castle, farewell to President Vaclav Havel
     
    Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson Eng.
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    Allocution prononcée par Monsieur Jacques Chirac,
    Président de la République française
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    Remarks Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic / Remerciements de Vaclav Havel, Président de la République tchèque Eng.
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    Toast by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson Eng.

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    21 November 2002
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    NATO Secretary General and some Heads of State and Government address Prague Atlantic Student Summit
       
    Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson Eng.  
    8:30-9:15
    Formal arrivals of Heads of State and Government at Prague Congress Centre
       
    9:30-10:00

    Opening session of North Atlantic Council Summit meeting

     

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    Opening remarks by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General Eng
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    Welcome by Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic Eng
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    Announcement by Secretary General of enlargement decision Eng
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    Statements by Heads of State and Government  
        by Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic Eng
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        Allocution du Président de la République française, Jacques Chirac Fra MP3
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        by Alexander Kwasniewski, President of Poland Eng MP3
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        by Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey Eng MP3
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        by George W. Bush, President of the US Eng MP3
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        by David Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland Eng
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        by Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada Eng MP3
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        by Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Fra MP3
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        by Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece Eng MP3
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        by José Maria Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain Eng MP3
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        by the Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Eng MP3
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        by Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany

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        by Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany Eng
        by Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium Fr
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        by Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy Eng MP3
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        by Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway Eng MP3
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        by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark Eng MP3
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        de son Excellence M. Péter Medgyessy, Premier ministre de la Hongrie Fr MP3
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        by Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Eng MP3
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        by J.M. Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal Eng MP3
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    Closing Remarks by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General Eng
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    10:00- 12:45

    Working session of the North Atlantic Council Summit meeting

         
    Communiqué (2002)127 : Prague Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council Eng
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    Communiqué (2002)127 : Déclaration du Sommet de Prague diffusée par les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement participant à la réunion du Conseil de l'Atlantique Nord
    Communiqué (2002)133 : Prague Summit Statement on Iraq issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council Eng
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    Communiqué (2002)133 : Déclaration du Sommet de Prague sur l'Irak diffusée par les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement participant à la réunion du Conseil de l'Atlantique Nord
    12:45-12:50 Address by President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Eng    
    14:40 Signing by NATO Defence Ministers of Statement of Intent on Capabilities    
    Press Release (2002)136 : NATO AGS radar cooperation statement of intent Eng
    14:45 Secretary General's press conference Eng Video
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    Questions & Answers Eng
    15:30-16:15 North Atlantic Council Summit meeting with Invitees   Video
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    Opening Statement by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Eng MP3
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    by Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic Eng MP3
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    by Georgi Parvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Eng MP3
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    by Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia Eng MP3
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    by Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia Eng MP3
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    by Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania Eng MP3
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    by Ion Iliescu, President of Romania
    by Romanian Government

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    by Rudolf Schuster, President of the Slovak Republic Eng MP3
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      by Janez Drnovsek, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Eng MP3
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      Closing remarks by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Eng MP3
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    16:25 Official portrait of NATO Heads of State and Government and a second official portrait with Invitees    
      Bilateral meetings between NATO and Partner countries      
      NATO-Russia bilateral meeting      
    19:30-22:30 Dinner evening at Prague Castle    

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    22 November 2002
    8:00
    Opening session of the NATO-Russia Council at Foreign Ministers level
       
    8:00-9:00

    Working session of the NATO-Russia Council

         
    Statement by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, in his capacity as Chairman of the NATO-Russia Council

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    Déclaration faite par le Secrétaire général de l'OTAN, Lord Robertson, en sa qualité de Président du Conseil OTAN-Russie
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    Point de Presse after NATO-Russia Council
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    Statement by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson followed by Q&A MP3
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    Statement by Igor Ivanov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation followed by Q&A MP3
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    9:30-9:40 Opening session of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Summit meeting   Audio
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    Opening Statement by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson Eng MP3
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    9:40-12:15 Working session of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Summit meeting      
    Statements by Heads of State and Government      
        by Ion lliescu, President of Romania Eng    
        by Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Eng    
        by Georgi Parvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria Eng    
        by Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Eng    
        by Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic of Croatia Eng    
        by Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia Eng    
        par Vladimir Voronin, Président de la République de Moldova Fra    
        by Joseph Deiss, Swiss Federal Councillor Eng    
        by Boris Trajkovski, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) Eng    
        by Heydar Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Eng    
        by Rudolf Schuster, President of the Slovak Republic Eng    
         by Sergei Martynov, Head of the Delegation of Republic of Belarus Eng    
         by Peter Medavessy, Prime Minister of Hungary Fra    
         by Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway Eng    
         by Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania Eng    
         by Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia Eng    
         by Robert Kocharian, President of Armenia Eng    
         de Heydar Aliyev, Président de la République d' Azerbaïdjan Fra    
         by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark Eng    
        by Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia Eng    
        by Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Austria Eng    

        by Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany

    Eng    
        by H.E. Mr. Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden Eng    
        by Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland Eng    
    Press Release (2002)128: Chairman's summary Eng.
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    Communiqué de presse (2002)128: Compte rendu succinct du Président    
      Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism Eng      
      Plan d'action du partenariat contre le terrorisme Fra      
      Report on the Comprehensive Review of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and Partnership for Peace Eng      
    10:00 Opening session of NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Foreign Ministers    
    10:00-11:00

    Working session of the NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting

         
      NATO-Ukraine Action Plan Eng
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    11:00 Point de Press after NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting by NATO Deputy Secretary General, Minuto Rizzo and Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Anatoliy Zlenko Eng
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    12:20 Official portrait of Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Heads of State and Government    
    14:15 Secretary General's closing news conference Eng
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      Bilateral Meeting between NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan      
      Czech Task Force      
     
    1. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.
     
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