Press Release 121 8 Sept.

North Atlantic Council to visit Italy The North Atlantic Council will visit Italy on 9-11 September 1999. The North Atlantic Council will attend the inauguration ceremony of the new site of the NATO Defence College in Rome and will participate in the NATO co-sponsored International Conference on "Security and Stability in South-Eastern Europe" in Rome. During the visit, the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, will meet the President of the Republic of Italy Dr. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and the Prime Minister of Italy, the Hon. Massimo D'Alema. Following the meeting with Mr. D'Alema, the Secretary General of NATO and the Prime Minister of Italy will jointly meet the press at Palazzo Chigi in Rome at 17:45 on 9 September. MEDIA ADVISORY For more information on the Secretary General's visit, members of the press should contact the NATO Press and Media Service, tel: + 32 (0)2 707.50.39. During the visit to Italy, they should contact the Liaison Officer, Italy, at NATO, Mr. Nicola de Santis : from Italy GSM phone : + 32 75 23.04.06, from Belgium GSM phone 075-23.04.06.

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