Press Release (2005)082 23 June 2005

Secretary General to visit Russia Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the Secretary General of NATO, will travel to Moscow on 23-24 June 2005. During his visit he will meet President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Secretary of the Security Council Igor Ivanov, as well as members of the Duma. The Secretary General will also deliver a speech at the Institute of Europe during a public event organised by the Council of Foreign Policy and Security. For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service in Brussels, tel. + 32 (0)2 707 50 41, fax: + 32 (0)2 707 50 57.

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