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Ceremony to mark the accession to NATO
of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
and informal working luncheon
of Foreign Ministers
NATO HQ - 2 April 2004
| NATO welcomes seven new members |
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On 2 April a flag-raising ceremony and a special meeting of NATO
Foreign Ministers was held at NATO to celebrate the accession of
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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| Foreign Ministers adopt declaration
on terrorism |
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Following the Accession Ceremony to welcome Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia as NATO
members, the Foreign Ministers and Representatives of NATO
met informally at NATO Headquarters on 2 April. Ministers
discussed matters of common interest and concern to the
Alliance, with a view to the NATO Summit to be held in
Istanbul on 28-29 June.
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| First meeting of NATO-Russia Council
"at 27" |
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On 2 April 2004, Foreign Ministers of the NATO-Russia
Council (NRC) met in Brussels for the first time in an enlarged
format
“at 27”. Ministers welcomed the participation of Bulgaria,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia.
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| Friday
2 April 2004 - NATO HQ |
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| 09:30 |
Flag-raising ceremony in the Cour
d’Honneur.
The national anthem of each new member, in English alphabetical order,
is played as their flag is raised |
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Bulgaria |
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Estonia |
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Latvia |
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Lithuania |
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Romania |
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Slovak Republic |
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Slovenia |
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| 10:00 |
Official portrait of the Secretary General and
26 Allied Foreign Ministers |
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| 10:30 |
Ceremonial meeting of the
North Atlantic Council |
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| Opening
remarks by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
ENG |
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Remarks by Franco Frattini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy and
President d'Honneur of the North Atlantic Council |
ENG |
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Statement by Dr. Solomon Passy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Bulgaria |
ENG |
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Response by Mrs. Kristiina Ojuland,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia |
ENG |
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"A Dream Fulfilled" - Address by H.E. Rihards Piks,
Foreign Minister of Latvia |
ENG |
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Address by H.E. Mr. Antanas Valionis Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Lithuania |
ENG |
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Address by H.E. Mircea Geoana, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania |
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Remarks by Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia |
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Remarks by Mr. Eduard Kukan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak
Republic |
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| 11:20 |
Joint news conference by NATO Secretary
General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer with Foreign Ministers of the seven
new members |
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| Statement
by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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| Questions
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United Kingdom - Russia Bilateral meeting |
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Family Portrait with Denmark and the Baltic States |
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| 12:00 |
Informal working luncheon of Foreign Ministers |
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| Statement
by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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| Press
Release (2004)057 - Declaration on Terrorism - Issued at
the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers Session |
ENG |
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Communiqué de presse (2004)057 - Déclaration sur le
terrorisme - Déclaration diffusée à l’occasion de la réunion du Conseil
de l’Atlantique Nord en session des Ministres des Affaires étrangères |
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News Conferences |
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| Statement
by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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| Questions
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| 15:45 |
Press Conference by US Secretary
of State, Colin Powell followed by Q&A |
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| 16:00 |
Informal meeting of NATO-Russia Council
Foreign Ministers |
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| Opening
Statement by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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| Chairman's
statement |
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| Déclaration
du Président |
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| Заявление
председательствующего |
RUS |
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NATO - Russia Bilateral meeting |
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News conferences following the NATO Russia
Council |
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| Press
conference by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
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| Questions
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Press
conference by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov |
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- NATO Press Release
(2004)054 - 26 March 2004
- Ceremony to mark the accession to NATO of Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia and informal
working luncheon of Foreign Ministers Brussels, 2 April 2004
- Second media advisory
- OTAN Communiqué de
presse(2004)054 - 26 March 2004
- Cérémonie marquant l’accession à l‘Organisation
du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord de la Bulgarie,
l’Estonie, la Lettonie, la Lituanie, la Roumanie, la
Slovaquie et la Slovénie, et déjeuner de travail
informel des Ministres des affaires étrangères
- Bruxelles, 2 avril 2004
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