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NATO HQ, Brussels - 8 June 2006

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NATO reconfirms Afghanistan expansion
NATO’s expanded security presence in Afghanistan must be matched by Afghan and international efforts to ensure that Afghan people enjoy the benefits of security, NATO’ Secretary General said at a meeting of Defence Ministers.
NATO sets new level of ambition for operations

Wednesday, 7 June
 

Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General and the Minister of Defence of the The Netherlands

 
 

Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General and US Secretary of Defense

 
  Bilateral meeting NATO-Afghanistan & Welcome reception for the Ministers of Defence    

Thursday, 8 June
07h30

Arrivals of Ministers

 
North Atlantic Council at the level of Defence Ministers  
 
09h15 Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General
  PR/CP(2006)063: Final communiqué - Ministerial meeting of the Defence Planning Committee
and the Nuclear Planning Group
ENG
FR
   
  PR/CP(2006)064: Final communiqué - Meeting of the North Atlantic Council In Defence Ministers session ENG
FR
   
10h50

Briefing by NATO Spokesman, James Appathurai

    MP3/8160Kb
North Atlantic Council at the level of Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributors  
 
11h15 Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General
Opening remarks by Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defence of Afghanistan MP3/1904Kb
12h30 Press conference by José Antonio Alonso Suárez, Minister of Defence of Spain     MP3/8737Kb
12h50 Official group photograph
13h00 News conference by the NATO Secretary General and Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defence of Afghanistan
13h15 Working lunch
 
15h00 Press conference by Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense of the US.   MP3/7185Kb
NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Defence Ministers  
 
15h15 Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General MP3/994Kb
Opening remarks by Anatoliy Grytsenko, Minister of Defence of Ukraine MP3/1049Kb
PR/CP(2006)065: Chairman’s statement - Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Defence Ministers session
ENG
FR
   
16h20 Point de presse by the NATO Secretary General and the Ukrainian Minister of Defence
MP3/7922Kb
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council at the level of Defence Ministers  
 
16h30 Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General MP3/1002Kb
  by Franz Cede, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Austria
 
  Speech by Safar Abiyev, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan
 
  Address by Berislav Rončević, Minister of Defence of Croatia
 
  Speech by Seppo Kaariainen, Minister of Defence of Finland  
  Discours de Valeriu Plesca, Ministre de la Defence de la Republique de Moldavie    
  Statement by Leni Bjorklund, Minister of Defence of Sweden    
  PR/CP(2006)066: Chairman’s summary - Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Defence Ministers session ENG
FR
   
17h50 Official group photograph of EAPC Defence Ministers  
18h00 Closing news conference by the NATO Secretary General MP3/6193Kb

Media Information

NATO Press Release (2006)055 - 19 May 2006
Defence Ministers Meetings - Brussels, 8 June 2006 - Media advisory
OTAN Communiqué de presse (2006)055 - 19 mai 2006
Réunions des ministres de la Défense - Bruxelles, 8 juin 2006 - Note à la presse