Multimedia

Previous
ministerials

Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (IDM 2-2007)

Noordwijk, Netherlands, 24–25 October 2007

Defence Ministers discuss NATO's operation in Afghanistan

NATO Defence Ministers began their meeting in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, with two discussions on operations, primarily NATO's top operational priority: Afghanistan.

More...

Video summary

A short video highlighting the main topics discussed at the Noordwijk meeting

video .WMV / 7680Kb
Tuesday 23 October 2007 document audio photo video
  Views of Noordwijk     photo  
Wednesday 24 October 2007 document audio photo video
  Representatives of the media preparing for the meeting     photo  
  Video interview with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer     photo  
  Arrivals     photo  
  NATO-US Bilateral meeting     photo  
14:00
to
16:30
Informal meeting of NATO defence ministers     photo  
Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
2.168Kb
WMV
12.130Kb
Welcoming remarks by the Dutch Minister of Defence ENG MP3
1.128Kb
WMV
6.328Kb
16:35 Official portrait     photo  
16:45 Joint press conference   MP3
10.144Kb
photo WMV
56.619Kb
Remarks by the NATO Secretary General ENG
Remarks by the Minister of Defence of the Netherlands ENG
Questions and answers ENG
17:15 Informal meeting of NATO defence ministers with ISAF contributors ENG MP3
1.065Kb
photo WMV
5.057Kb
Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General

Thursday 25 October 2007 document audio photo video
08:30
to
11:20
Informal meeting of NATO defence ministers (no coverage)        
10:30 Press conference by the NATO Spokesman ENG MP3
8.254Kb
photo  
  NATO-Russia Bilateral meeting     photo  
12:00
to
13:15
Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council FR MP3
1.648Kb
photo WMV
9.219Kb
Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General
13:20 Press conference by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
9.138Kb
photo WMV
50.961Kb

For the media

Factsheets on ISAF

Progress in Sangin (PDF/2.913Kb)
NATO support to counter narcotics efforts in Afghanistan (PDF/25Kb)
NATO support to Afghan National Army (ANA) (PDF/27Kb)
NATO-ISAF operations Now Ruz and Pamir (PDF/26Kb)
NATO Press Release (2007)092 - 11 Sept. 2007
Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (IDM 2-2007) Noordwijk, Netherlands, 24–25 October 2007
OTAN Communiqué de presse (2007)092 - 11 sept. 2007
Réunion informelle des Ministres de la défense des pays membres de l'OTAN (IDM 2-2007) Noordwijk (Pays-Bas), 24 et 25 octobre 2007