Press Release (2005)127 18 Oct. 2005

The North Atlantic Council to visit Ukraine Multimedia 19/10/2005 - NATO Audio file of the opening of the NATO-Ukraine Council MP3/7206kb 19/10/2005 - NATO Audio file of the press conference with the NATO Secretary General and the President of Ukraine MP3/13990kb 19/10/2005 - NATO Audio file of the press conference with the NATO Secretary General and the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs of Ukraine MP3/25951kb The North Atlantic Council (NAC) will visit Ukraine on 18-20 October 2005. The Permanent Representatives of the 26 NATO Nations and the Secretary General of the Alliance, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) with Foreign Minister Boris Tarasyuk and Defence Minister Anatolyi Gritsenko. They will also participate in consultations with the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council chaired by President Viktor Yushchenko. A meeting with the Speaker and key members of the Verkhovna Rada is also envisaged. During their stay in Ukraine members of the NAC and the Secretary General will take part in various outreach activities, engaging in discussions with a cross-section of Ukrainian public opinion – in Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Odessa.

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