Press Release (96)146 25 October 1996

NATO Secretary General to visit Sweden The Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, will pay an official visit to Sweden on Wednesday, 30 October 1996. During the visit, Dr. Solana will have meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defence and members of Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees. A meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr. Gören Persson, has been scheduled for January in Brussels. It is the first official visit ever made by a Secretary General of NATO to Sweden. MEDIA ADVISORY Programme of the Visit 09.00-10.25 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Lena Hjelm-Wallén 10.30-11.00 Ministry of Defence. Meeting with the Minister of Defence, Mr. Thage G. Peterson 11.10 Parliament. Visit to the speaker of the Parliament, Mrs. Birgitta Dahl 11.15-12.30 Parliament. Public joint session with the Foreign Relations and Defence Committees of the Swedish Parliament 12.30-13.00 Parliament. Press conference 13.10-15.00 Prime Minister's residence. Lunch hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Lena Hjelm-Wallén The programme is subject to change. For further information please contact NATO Press and Media Service in Brussels, tel: (32 2) 707 50 35. fax: (32 2) 707 50 57.