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NATO HQ - 8-9 December 2004

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Foreign Ministers agree on expanded NATO roles in Iraq, Afghanistan
Meeting in Brussels on 9 December, Foreign Ministers of the 26 NATO countries agreed to move ahead with expanding NATO’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan and to maintain its commitment to the Balkans.

Other stories
9 Dec 2004 - Russia to support NATO’s Mediterranean anti-terrorist operation
9 Dec 2004 - NATO Russia Council agrees on plan to fight terrorism
9 Dec 2004 - NATO celebrates 10th anniversary of Mediterranean Dialogue
8 Dec 2004 - Agreement paves way for new NATO Headquarters
 

Wednesday 8 December- NATO HQ
The United States of America offers NATO a painting by Willem de Kooning      
Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding on the New NATO Headquarters      
17h45 Statement by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ENG .MP3/1045Kb WMV/1797Kb
Statement by Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium FR .MP3/913Kb WMV/5595Kb
Palais d’Egmont – Working dinner to celebrate 10th anniversary of the Mediterranean Dialogue        
  Fact sheet on Mediterranean Dialogue Ministerial meeting on 8 December 2004 ENG
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FR
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19h55 Official group photograph      
20h00 Opening Remarks by NATO Secretary General ENG .MP3/2318Kb  WMV/3813Kb
21h45 News conference by NATO Secretary General ENG .MP3/6672Kb  

Thursday 9 December- NATO HQ
North Atlantic Council meeting        
9h00 Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General ENG .MP3/1836Kb  
NATO Press Release (2004)170:
Final Communiqué - issued by the Foreign Ministers participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council
   
Statement by Gianfranco Fini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy ENG      
Speech by Michel Barnier, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France ENG      
10h35 Official group photograph      
Exchange of letters on Russia support to NATO's operation Active Endeavour      
  Statement by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ENG .MP3/395Kb WMV/637Kb
Statement by H.E. Mr. Konstantin V. Totskiy
Ambassador - Head of the Mission of the Russian Federation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 
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(Russian)
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NATO-Russia Council        
11h20 Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General  ENG WMV/2291Kb 
Statement:
Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council
at the level of Foreign Ministers
ENG
FR
RU
DE
   
NATO-Russia Action Plan on Terrorism    
12h50 News conference by NATO Secretary General following the NATO-Russia Council
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Press Conference by Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia following the NATO-Russia Council  
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(Russian)
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(English)
 
14h50 Closing news conference by NATO Secretary General ENG
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Press conference by US Secretary of State, Colin Powell  
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Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council  
 
   
15h15 Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General  ENG  
NATO Press Release (2004)171:
Chairman’s summary of the meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Foreign Ministers session
ENG
FR
DE
     
Intervention of H.E. Prof. Dr. Kastriot Islami Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania  ENG      
Statement by Dr. Johannes Kyrle, Secretary General of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Austria  ENG      
Intervention by H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan  ENG      
Statement by H.E.Mr. Sergey Martynov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus  ENG      
Statement by H.E. Mr. Erkin Mamkulov,Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic  ENG      
Address by Dr. Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1)  ENG      
South East Europe Security Cooperation Steering Group (SEEGROUP)  ENG      
Statement by Mr. Eduard Kukan Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic  ENG      
Statement by State Secretary Franz von Däniken, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs  ENG      
Address by Mr. Aslov S. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan  ENG      
Statement by Mr. Vladimir Norov, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan  ENG      
17h20 Official group photograph  
   
  Press conference by Michel Barnier, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
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(French)
 
  NATO Publication stand      

Media Information

NATO Press Release (2004)169 - 7 Dec. 2004
Meetings of Foreign Ministers 8-9 December 2004: Media events on Wednesday 8th December
 
NATO Press Release (2004)164 - 29 November
Foreign Ministers Meetings
Brussels, 8-9 December 2004
OTAN Communiqué de presse(2004)164 - 29 novembre 2004
Réunions des ministres des Affaires étrangères
Bruxelles, 8-9 décembre 2004
  1. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.