Press Releases 2006

(2006)160 - 19 December 2006

Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (IDM 1-2007), Sevilla, Spain, 8-9 February 2007 (Revised visa requirements)

(2006)159 - 18 December 2006

NATO-Russia Compendium of Financial and Economic Data Relating to Defence - Defence Expenditures of NRC Countries (1985-2006)

 

(2006)158 - 15 December 2006

NATO to open Military Liaison Office in Belgrade, Monday, 18 December 2006

(2006)157 - 12 December 2006

Serbia to join Partnership for Peace

(2006)156 - 12 December 2006

Montenegro to join Partnership for Peace

(2006)155 - 12 December 2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina to join Partnership for Peace

(2006)154 - 11 December 2006

NATO Ambassadors and the Secretary General to attend a conference in Kuwait

(2006)153 - 5 December 2006

Visit to NATO by the President of Croatia, Mr. Stjepan Mesic on Wednesday 6 December 2006

(2006)152 - 1 December 2006

North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union

(2006)151 - 1 December 2006

Visit to NATO by Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Monday, 4 December 2006

(2006)150 - 29 November 2006

Riga Summit Declaration - issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Riga on 29 November 2006

(2006)149 - 23 November 2006

Visit to NATO of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Vuk Draskovic on Thursday 23 November 2006

(2006)148 - 22 November 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit the Netherlands

(2006)147 - 22 November 2006

Statement by the Secretary General of NATO

(2006)146 - 16 November 2006

Visit to NATO of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar

(2006)145 - 15 November 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Romania

(2006)144 - 14 November 2006

Visit to NATO by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

(2006)143 - 14 November 2006

Second Media Advisory - Summit Meetings of Heads of State and Government, Riga, Latvia, 28-29 November 2006

(2006)142 - 11 November 2006

Statement by Secretary General on “referendum” and “presidential elections” in South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region of Georgia

(2006)141 - 10 November 2006

Secretary General to visit Hungary

(2006)140 - 9 November 2006

Secretary General to visit Lithuania

(2006)139 - 9 November 2006

Secretary General to visit Estonia

(2006)138 - 7 November 2006

Visit to NATOby H.R.H. Prince Joachim of Denmark
on Tuesday, 8 November 2006

(2006)137 - 7 November 2006

Visit to NATO by Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Wednesday, 8 November 2006

(2006)136 - 2 November 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Denmark

(2006)135 - 31 October 2006

Key international partners discuss Afghan reconstruction and development with ISAF troop contributing Nations

(2006)134 - 27 October 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Czech Republic

(2006)133 - 27 October 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Slovakia

(2006)132 - 26 October 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit the United States

(2006)131 - 25 October 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Russia

(2006)130 - 24 October 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Berlin

(2006)129 - 24 October 2006

Visit to NATO of OSCE Chairman, Mr. Karel De Gucht, On Wednesday 25 October 2006

(2006)128 - 23 October 2006

Exhibition on Special Operations Forces (NATO HQ, 25 – 26 October 2006)

(2006)126 - 20 October 2006

NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Israel

(2006)127 - 20 October 2006

NATO Secretary General to join commemorations of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

(2006)125 - 19 October 2006

NATO-Russia to practise anti-terrorist response

(2006)124 - 18 October 2006

Visit by NATO’s Secretary General, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to London, Thursday, 19 October 2006

(2006)122 - 17 October 2006

Visit to NATO by the United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for the Future Status Process for Kosovo, Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, Wednesday 18 October 2006

(2006)123 - 16 October 2006

NATO/Israel Cooperation in the framework of the Mediterranean Dialogue

(2006)121 - 12 October 2006

A NATO-Russia Exercise to take place in Moscow

(2006)120 - 10 October 2006

Visit to NATO of Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu on Tuesday 10 October 2006

(2006)119 - 9 October 2006

North Atlantic Council Statement on North Korea nuclear test

(2006)118 - 6 October 2006

North Atlantic Council Meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union

(2006)117 - 5 October 2006

Statement by the Secretary General on expansion of NATO’s operation in Afghanistan

(2006)116 - 3 October 2006

Statement by NATO Secretary General on North Korea

(2006)115 - 3 October 2006

Visit to NATO of Mr. Kassymzhomart Tokayev, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan on Wednesday, 4 October 2006

(2006)114 - 3 October 2006

Secretary General to Chair High-Level NATO-Ukraine consultations

(2006)113 - 22 September 2006

Visit to NATO by Mr. Alexander Downer, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia on Monday, 25 September 2006

(2006)112 - 20 September 2006

NATO-Afghan student forum

(2006)111 - 19 September 2006

Contract Award for NATO’s Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence Programme

(2006)110 - 14 September 2006

One millionth landmine destroyed in Serbia today

(2006)109 - 13 September 2006

NATO Allies and Partners agree a Memorandum of Understanding on crises assistance

(2006)108 - 13 September 2006

Visit to NATO by Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mr. Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday 14 September 2006

(2006)107 - 12 September 2006

NATO moves to acquire C-17 strategic airlift aircraft - Tuesday 12 september 2006

(2006)106 - 11 September 2006

Visit to NATO by Prime-Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ¹, Mr. Nikola Gruevski - Tuesday 12 september 2006

(2006)105 - 8 September 2006

North Atlantic Council meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers - New York – 21 September 2006

(2006)104 - 8 September 2006

Commemorative Ceremony to be held at NATO Headquarters on Monday, 11 September 2006

(2006)103 - 7 September 2006

Informal meeting of Defence Ministers (IDM 2-2006) - Portorož, Slovenia - 28-30 September 2006 - Second media advisory

(2006)102 - 7 September 2006

Informal meeting of Defence Ministers (IDM 2-2006) - Portorož, Slovenia - 28-30 September 2006 - Second media advisory

(2006)101 - 6 September 2006

Visit to NATO by Slovak Prime-Minister Mr. Róbert Fico on Thursday 7 September 2006

(2006)100 - 6 September 2006

NATO Secretary General to attend the NATO Review Conference in Berlin

(2006)099 - 4 September 2006

North Atlantic Council visit to Afghanistan

(2006)098 - 24 August 2006

New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan - Appointment of Ambassador Daan W. Everts and departure of Minister Hikmet Çetin

(2006)097 - 24 August 2006

Media Advisory: Summit Meetings of Heads of State and Government - Riga, Latvia, 28-29 November 2006

(2006)096 - 31 July 2006

NATO- ISAF expands to Southern Afghanistan

(2006)095 - 20 July 2006

Visit to NATO of Mr. Zurab Nogaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia on Wednesday, 26 July 2006

(2006)093 - 20 July 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Afghanistan

(2006)092 - 18 July 2006

Visit to NATO by President of Serbia, Mr. Boris Tadic on Wednesday 19 July 2006

(2006)091 - 17 July 2006

Hungarian Foreign Minister to visit NATO HQ

(2006)090 - 15 July 2006

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the US-Russia Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

(2006)089 - 14 July 2006

Nomination of General Bantz J. Craddock, US Army, to succeed General James L. Jones as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

(2006)088 - 12 July 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Latvia

(2006)087 - 11 July 2006

Visit to NATO of Hungarian Minister of Defence, Dr. Imre Szekeres on Wednesday 12 July 2006

(2006)086 - 10 July 2006

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on UK announcement to send more personnel to Afghanistan

(2006)085 - 7 July 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Spain, 10 July 2006

(2006)084 - 6 July 2006

Secretary General statement on parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ¹

(2006)083 - 5 July 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Greece Friday, 7 July 2006

(2006)082 - 5 July 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Croatia and Albania Thursday, 6 July 2006

(2006)081 - 5 July 2006

NATO North Atlantic Council Statement on North Korea

(2006)080 - 30 June 2006

Informal meeting of Defence Ministers (IDM 2-2006)- Portorož, Slovenia - 28-30 september 2006

(2006)079 - 26 June 2006

Cancellation of NATO fax distribution service

(2006)078 - 21 June 2006

North Atlantic Council to observe NRF Exercise in Cape Verde

(2006)077 - 21 June 2006

Visit to NATO by President of Moldova, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Voronin on Thursday 22 June 2006

(2006)076 - 20 June 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Stavanger, Norway

(2006)075 - 15 June 2006

NATO Week in Kazakhstan, 18-22 June 2006

(2006)074 - 15 June 2006

Launch of Bosnia and Herzegovina Trust Fund project in support of defense reform

(2006)073 - 15 June 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Iceland - 16 June 2006

(2006)072 - 14 June 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Canada

(2006)071 - 13 June 2006

Visit to NATO by Mr. Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr Serzh Sargsyan, Minister of Defence, Armenia, on Wednesday, 14 June 2006

(2006)070 - 13 June 2006

Visit to NATO by Prime Minister of Georgia Mr. Zurab Noghaideli on Tuesday 13 june 2006

(2006)069 - 10 June 2006

NATO assists BiH Authorities with transfer of Dragan Zelenovic to The Hague

(2006)068 - 9 June 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) on 12 June 2006

(2006)067 - 8 June 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Italy

(2006)066 - 8 June 2006

Chairman’s summary - Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
in Defence Ministers session

(2006)065 - 8 June 2006

Chairman’s statement - Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission
in Defence Ministers session held in Brussels on Thursday, 8 June 2006

(2006)064 - 8 June 2006

Final communiqué - Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers session held in Brussels on Thursday, 8 June 2006

(2006)063 - 8 June 2006

Final communique - Ministerial meeting of the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group held in Brussels on Thursday, 8 June 2006

(2006)062 - 4 June 2006

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Montenegrin declaration of independence

(2006)061 - 29 May 2006

Visit to NATO of Mr. Jan Egeland, Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), Tuesday 30 May 2006

(2006)060 - 29 May 2006

NATO Secretary General to attend the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Paris

(2006)059 - 29 May 2006

Visit to the North Atlantic Council by Mrs. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Foreign Minister, and Mr. Berislav Rončević, Defence Minister of Croatia on Monday, 29 May 2006

(2006)058 - 24 May 2006

Visit to the North Atlantic Council by Mr. Besnik Mustafaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Fatmir Mediu, Minister of Defence of Albania on Wednesday 24 May, 2006

(2006)057 - 22 May 2006

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Montenegrin referendum

(2006)056 - 22 May 2006

Visit to the North Atlantic Council by Dr. Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Jovan Manasijevski, Minister of Defence, of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1), on Monday, 22 May, 2006

(2006)055 - 19 May 2006

Defence Ministers Meetings - Brussels, 8 June 2006

(2006)054 - 19 May 2006

North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union

(2006)053 - 18 May 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Portugal

(2006)052 - 16 May 2006

Visit to NATO by United Nations Secretary General Envoy to Kosovo, Mr Martti Ahtisaari on Wednesday 17 may 2006

(2006)051 - 12 May 2006

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the first anniversary of the events of 12/13 May 2005 in Andijan

(2006)050 - 11 May 2006

NATO assists Moldova to deal with dangerous chemicals

(2006)049 - 10 May 2006

North Atlantic Council to visit KFOR on Thursday, 11 May 2006

(2006)048 - 10 May 2006

NATO Missile Defence Feasibility study results delivered

(2006)047 - 4 May 2006

NATO-Russia Rally to take place in Russia

(2006)046 - 3 May 2006

Visit to NATO by H. E. Mr. Taro Aso, Foreign Minister of Japan, 4 May 2006

(2006)045 - 25 April 2006

Statement by the Secretary General on the bomb attacks in Egypt

(2006)044 - 20 April 2006

Informal meetings of Foreign Ministers (IFM 2006), Sofia, Bulgaria 27- 28 April 2006 - Second media advisory

(2006)043 - 12 April 2006

Visit to NATO by the Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gela Bezhuashvili, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Irakli Okruashvili and the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Mr. Giorgi Baramidze on Thursday 13 April 2006

(2006)042 - 6 April 2006

Deputy Secretary General and the North Atlantic Council visit to Morocco

(2006)041 - 31 March 2006

North Atlantic Council Meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union

(2006)040 - 31 March 2006

North Atlantic Council statement on NATO-Belarus relations

(2006)039 - 29 March 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Denmark for Exercise Brilliant Mariner 06

(2006)038 - 27 March 2006

Statement by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer following the elections in Ukraine

(2006)037 - 21 March 2006

Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Mr. Agim Ceku

(2006)036 - 21 March 2006

Visit to NATO by Mr. Vlado Buckovski, Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1), on Wednesday, 22 March 2006

(2006)035 - 20 March 2006

Statement by NATO Secretary General on elections in Belarus

(2006)034 - 17 March 2006

VCC Seminar with Cooperation Partners

(2006)033 - 17 March 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit the United States

(2006)032 - 16 March 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit AWACS Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany on Thursday, 16 March 2006

(2006)031 - 11 March 2006

Statement by NATO Secretary General on the death of Slobodan Milosevic

(2006)030 - 9 March 2006

Secretary General to visit military Headquarters in Naples

(2006)029 - 9 March 2006

The Chairman of the Tripresidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit NATO on Thursday, 9 March 2006

(2006)028 - 8 March 2006

EU Special Representative to Afghanistan to visit NATO on Wednesday, 8 March 2006

(2006)027 - 8 March 2006

US Deputy Secretary of State to visit NATO on Wednesday, 8 March 2006

(2006)026 - 6 March 2006

NATO Secretary General to Informal European Union Meeting with Defence Ministers

(2006)025 - 7 March 2006

Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers (IFM 2006), Sofia, Bulgaria, 27- 28 April 2006

(2006)024 - 2 March 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Norway

(2006)023 - 27 February 2006

Visit to NATO by Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Soren Jessen-Petersen on Tuesday, 28 February 2006

(2006)022 - 27 February 2006

Greek Foreign Minister to visit NATO on Tuesday, 28 February 2006

(2006)021 - 27 February 2006

Visit by H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday, 1 March 2006

(2006)020 - 24 February 2006

Canadian Foreign Minister to visit NATO on Monday, 27 February 2006

(2006)019 - 22 February 2006

NATO Crisis Management Exercise CMX 2006 from 1 to 7 March 2006

(2006)018 - 20 February 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Italy

(2006)017 - 16 February 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Germany

(2006)016 - 15 February 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Poland

(2006)015 - 13 February 2006

Visit to NATO by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, on 13 February 2006

(2006)014 - 10 February 2006

Statement by the Secretary General on the election of the new President of Kosovo

(2006)013 - 5 February 2006

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the attacks on Scandinavian embassies

(2006)012 - 3 February 2006

NATO Secretary General to attend the Munich Conference on Security Policy

(2006)011 - 2 February 2006

Visit to NATO of Defence and Trade Minister of New Zealand on Friday 3 February 2006

(2006)010 - 1 February 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit Paris

(2006)009 - 1 February 2006

Statement by the Secretary General on the end of the NATO mission in Pakistan

(2006)008 - 31 January 2006

Ukrainian Foreign Minister to visit NATO on Wednesday, 1 February 2006

(2006)007 - 30 January 2006

NATO Secretary General to visit London to participate in Afghanistan Conference

(2006)006 - 27 January 2006

Visit by Croatian Prime Minister to NATO on Monday, 30 January 2006

(2006)005 - 27 January 2006

German Defence Minister to visit NATO on Monday, 30 January 2006

(2006)004 - 25 January 2006

The Secretary General of NATO to attend the memorial ceremony for Slovak KFOR soldiers Thursday, 26 January 2006

(2006)003 - 21 January 2006

Statement by NATO Secretary General on the death of President Rugova

(2006)002 - 20 January 2006

Visit by H.E. Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway

(2006)001 - 20 January 2006

Statement by the Secretary General on the death of Slovak soldiers

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