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Updated: 08-Jun-2001 NATO Press Releases

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Release
(2001) 069

16 May 2001

Special Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with the participation of Heads of State and Government
13 June 2001

The North Atlantic Council will meet at the level of Heads of State and Government in Brussels, at NATO Headquarters, on Wednesday, 13 June 2001


MEDIA ADVISORY

1. Media reception

  1. A Media Reception Centre will be established within the perimeter of NATO, accessible through the entry point of the NATO Staff Centre, Avenue du Bourget, 250 metres east of the NATO main site entrance. Media representatives wishing to cover the arrival of Alliance leaders must report to the Reception Centre between 06:30 and 08:00. Those arriving after that time may be delayed by restricted movement and traffic congestion on Boulevard Leopold III.

2. Parking

  1. Media representatives holders of a permanent NATO press card will be allowed to park their vehicles on "Parking PE" on a first-come, first-served basis. When "Parking PE" is full, they will be invited to park further down the Avenue du Bourget, on "Parking Z". A shuttle bus service will operate between "Parking Z" and the Staff Centre entrance.

  2. Media representatives not in possession of a permanent NATO press card will be allowed to park their vehicles on "Parking Z"

  3. Outside broadcasting (O.B.) vans for uplink satellite transmissions will park on "Parking H", next to television editing offices.

3. Security check

  1. All visiting media representatives should take note that security personnel at NATO Headquarters will examine and may test equipment carried onto the site. To avoid delays, media representatives are invited to arrive in good time to clear the security checks.

  2. Television and radio networks or wire services that have cumbersome or bulky equipment are strongly advised to move as much of it as possible into the Media area before 12:00 hours on Tuesday, 12 June, to shorten check-in times.

4. Accreditation

  1. Media representatives holders of a permanent NATO press card will not need to apply for accreditation, but will be asked to check in at the accreditation and security desk on arrival.

  2. Media representatives not in possession of a permanent NATO press card will be admitted to the media area on presentation of individual NATO press passes.

  3. We strongly recommend that advance application for this accreditation be submitted by filling the attached form (.PDF/14KB).

    4. Please return the completed form no later than Friday, 8 June to:

    NATO Press and Media Service
    B-1110 Brussels
    Fax: +32 (0)2 707 50 57

  4. NATO press passes will not be mailed to applicants. Media representatives are strongly advised to collect their passes before 12 June. They may be collected individually at the NATO H.Q. Press area from Saturday, 9 June onwards from 09:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30.

  5. NATO reserves the right to withhold accreditation if an application has not been submitted before c.o.b. on Friday, 8 June 2001. NATO also reserves the right to withdraw accreditation.

5. Media opportunities

  1. Five media opportunities are foreseen at this stage
a) From 10:00 onwards - Arrivals
b) 11:30 Opening session of the Council in room 1
c) 13:45 Official Portrait in main conference hall
d) 13:50 News conference by the Secretary General
e) 15:00 Departure of Alliance leaders
    All timings are subject to change
  1. Arrivals: Access to the areas from which arrivals and departures can be observed is open to holders of the general accreditation pass on a first-come, first-served basis. When the areas are filled up, they will be closed off.

  2. Opening of the session of the NAC: For security and space reasons, the number of media personnel having access to the opening of the NAC session in room 1 is very limited. Access to room 1 for covering the opening ot the session of the NAC requires a special pool card which will be allocated on an equitable basis.

  3. It will not be possible to cover both the arrivals and the opening of the session of the NAC.

  4. Official Portrait: Again, for security and space reasons, the number of media personnel having access to area where the official portrait will take place is limited. A special pool card, allocated on an equitable basis, will be required. Requests for the coverage of the official portrait must be made no later than Friday, 8 June.

  5. NATO Secretary General's news conference: The Joseph Luns Press Theatre (JLPT) where the Secretary General will give his news conference (which may be followed by news conferences given by Heads of State and Government) has a limited number of seats and camera positions. Seats and camera positions will be allocated on an equitable basis. Seats and camera positions not occupied 10 minutes before the scheduled start of Lord Robertson's news conference will be allocated to other media representatives. Requests for seats and camera positions must be submitted no later than Friday, 8 June to:
NATO Press and Media Service, Fax: +32 (0)2 707 50 57
B-1110 Brussels e-mail: press@hq.nato.int

NATO will not be in a position to accommodate all requests and will process in priority requests submitted within deadline.

6. National press briefings

The schedule of national press briefings will be available on 13 June on the closed-circuit television network (CCTV).

7. Television and radio

  1. Bookings for NATO television and radio studios should be addressed before close of business on Friday, 8 June, to:
NATO TV and Radio Unit Tel: +32 (0)2 707 50 49
B-1110 Brussels Fax: +32 (0)2 707 42 49
  1. Audio and video tapes: Audio K7 tapes of all events in the JLPT will be available.

    2. Betacam SP video copies of events covered by NATO cameramen will be availabe in exchange for blank tapes.

  2. Closed-circuit televison (CCTV): All events taking place in the JLPT will be covered live by CCTV.

8. Photo

Photographs taken by NATO photographers will be available on the NATO website: http://www.nato.int

9. Enquiries

General press arrangements: Mr. François Le Blévennec tel: +32 (0)2 707 50 38
fax : +32 (0)2 707 50 57
e-mail: press@hq.nato.int
Television and radio: Mr. Georges De Brouwer tel: +32 (0)2 707 50 49
fax: +32 (0)2 707 42 49
e-mail: g.debrouwer@hq.nato.int
Photo: Mr. Armando Soares tel: +32 (0)2 707 50 46
fax: +32 (0)2 707 42 49
e-mail: aj.soares@hq.nato.int

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