Press Release (2005)086 29 June 2005

Secretary General to visit Slovakia The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Bratislava on Thursday, 30 June 2005. During his visit he will meet President Ivan Gasparovic, Speaker of the National Council Pavol Hrusovsky, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan, Defence Minister Juraj Liska, as well as address a gathering of senior Slovak diplomats. Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will also deliver a speech on a topic “A Changing Alliance in a Changing World” at the Slovak Foreign Policy Association.

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