Press Releases 2008
NATO Press releases are produced by the NATO Press Office
to inform representatives of the media on upcoming events.
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
Decembertop 
15 Dec . 2008
- (2008)160
- Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers - Cracow, Poland, 19-20 February 2009
9 Dec . 2008
- (2008)159
- Minister of the Interior of Afghanistan to visit NATO
8 Dec . 2008
- (2008)158
- Visit to NATO by the President of Latvia
8 Dec . 2008
- (2008)157
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to visit NATO
3 Dec . 2008
- (2008)155
- Chairman’s statement from the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels
3 Dec. 2008
- (2008)154
- Chairman’s statement from the meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels
3 Dec . 2008
- (2008)153
- Final communiqué from the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels
Novembertop
28 Nov. 2008
- (2008)156
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia to visit NATO
27 Nov. 2008
- (2008)152
- The Secretary General condemns terrorist attacks in India
26 Nov. 2008
- (2008)151
- NATO Secretary General visits Afghanistan
25 Nov. 2008
- (2008)149
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania visits NATO
21 Nov. 2008
- (2008)148
- North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union
21 Nov. 2008
- (2008)147
- Reminder of the media accreditation procedures at NATO
19 Nov. 2008
- (2008)146
- Secretary General to visit Ghana
18 Nov. 2008
- (2008)145
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister to visit NATO HQ
17 Nov. 2008
- (2008)144
- NATO Secretary General attends the Fall session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Valencia
12 Nov. 2008
- (2008)143
- Visit to NATO of the Norwegian Foreign Minister
7 Nov. 2008
- (2008)141
- NATO Secretary General to visit Berlin
6 Nov. 2008
- (2008)140
- Foreign Ministers Meetings - Brussels, 2–3 December 2008
6 Nov. 2008
- (2008)139
- Visit to NATO of the Secretary General of the League of Arab States
5 Nov. 2008
- (2008)138
- Visit to NATO of the President of Armenia, Mr. Serzh Sargsyan
5 Nov. 2008
- (2008)137
- Visit to NATO of the Prime Minister of Montenegro
5 Nov. 2008
- (2008)136
- Secretary General congratulates President-elect Obama
4 Nov. 2008
- (2008)135
- North Atlantic Council visits KFOR
Octobertop
29 Oct. 2008
- (2008)134
- NATO Secretary General to visit the Republic of Moldova
24 Oct. 2008
- (2008)133
- North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union
23 Oct. 2008
- (2008)132
- NATO Secretary General to visit the United States
22 Oct. 2008
- (2008)131
- NATO Secretary General to visit United Kingdom
17 Oct. 2008
- (2008)130
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the presidential elections in Azerbaijan
15 Oct. 2008
- (2008)129
- Visit to NATO of the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia1 , Mr. Nikola Gruevski
14 Oct. 2008
- (2008)128
- Visit to NATO of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Sven Alkalaj
14 Oct. 2008
- (2008)127
- Visit to NATO of the Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan, Mr. Daniyal Akhmetov
4 Oct. 2008
- (2008)126
- Statement by the Secretary General on the PKK attack in Turkey
2 Oct. 2008
- (2008)125
- North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union
1 Oct. 2008
- (2008)124
- Strategic Airlift Capability moves to implementation
Septembertop
30 Sep. 2008
- (2008)123
- Visit to NATO by H.E. Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 on Thursday, 2 October 2008
30 Sep. 2008
- (2008)122
- Minister of Defence of Serbia to visit NATO
29 Sep. 2008
- (2008)121
- Secretary General condemns assassination of Afghan female police officer
21 Sep. 2008
- (2008)120
- Statement by the Secretary General on terrorist bombing in Islamabad
19 Sep. 2008
- (2008)119
- NATO Secretary General to United Nations General Assembly
17 Sep. 2008
- (2008)118
- New information on London Defence Ministers Meeting
16 Sep. 2008
- (2008)117
- Visit to NATO of Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan
16 Sep. 2008
- (2008)116
- Visit to NATO of Lithuanian Prime Minister
15 Sep. 2008
- (2008)115
- NATO-Georgia Joint Press Statement on the occasion of the North Atlantic Council visit to Georgia and the inaugural meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission
15 Sep. 2008
- (2008)114
- Framework document on the establishment of the NATO-Georgia Commission, Tbilisi
12 Sep. 2008
- (2008)113
- The North Atlantic Council to visit Georgia
11 Sep. 2008
- (2008)112
- Secretary General to visit Latvia
9 Sep. 2008
- (2008)106
- Informal NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting, London, United Kingdom, 18-19 September 2008
9 Sep. 2008
- (2008)111
- Moldovan Ministers to visit NATO
Augusttop
28 Aug. 2008
- (2008)110
- NATO ships in Black Sea on routine visit, unrelated to Georgia crisis
27 Aug. 2008
- (2008)109
- Chairman’s statement - Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Ambassadors with Deputy Foreign Minister Konstyantyn Yeliseyev, Presidential Special Envoy to Georgia held at the NATO Headquarters on 27 August 2008
27 Aug. 2008
- (2008)108
- Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions of Georgia
26 Aug. 2008
- (2008)107
- Statement by the Secretary General of NATO on the Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
19 Aug. 2008
- (2008)105
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, on the terrorist attacks in Algeria
19 Aug. 2008
- (2008)104
- Statement - Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, On 19 August 2008
14 Aug. 2008
- (2008)103
- Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers - Brussels, Tuesday 19 August 2008
11 Aug. 2008
- (2008)102
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of the Interior of Georgia to visit NATO
11 Aug. 2008
- (2008)099
- Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers - London (United Kingdom), 18-19 September 2008
8 Aug. 2008
- (2008)101
- NATO expresses concern at the situation in Mauritania
8 Aug. 2008
- (2008)100
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on events in South Ossetia
4 Aug. 2008
- (2008)098
- Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers - Budapest, Hungary, 9-10 October 2008
Julytop
28 July 2008
- (2008)097
- Statement by the Secretary General on the Istanbul bombing
24 July 2008
- (2008)096
- NATO Secretary General visits Afghanistan
22 July 2008
- (2008)095
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the detention of Radovan Karadzic
7 July 2008
- (2008)094
- Statement by NATO Secretary General on Kabul bombing
2 July 2008
- (2008)093
- Meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Albania and Croatia
Signing ceremony of the Protocols of Accession on Wednesday 9 July 2008
1 July 2008
- (2008)092
- Visit of Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister
Junetop
27 June 2008
- (2008)091
- Visit to NATO by Mr. Traian Basescu, President of Romania
26 June 2008
- (2008)090
- Visit to NATO of Finnish Foreign Minister
25 June 2008
- (2008)089
- NATO completes rocket fuel destruction project in Azerbaijan
25 June 2008
- (2008)088
- NATO Secretary General to visit Italy
20 June 2008
- (2008)087
- NATO Secretary General to visit Kosovo on Monday, 23 June 2008
20 June 2008
- (2008)086
- Visit to NATO by President of Georgia
19 June 2008
- (2008)085
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to visit NATO
17 June 2008
- (2008)084
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia to visit NATO
17 June 2008
- (2008)083
- NATO Deputy Secretary General to travel to Algeria
16 June 2008
- (2008)082
- Joint Press Statement - Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Ambassadors with H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Ohryzko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and H.E. Mr. Yuriy Yekharunov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine held in Kyiv on 16 June 2008
13 June 2008
- (2008)081
- The North Atlantic Council to visit Ukraine
13 June 2008
- (2008)079
- Joint Statement - Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Defence Ministers Session
13 June 2008
- Press Statement
- Chairman’s Statement - Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Ministers of Defence
12 June 2008
- (2008)080
- New step in the Strategic Airlift Capability project
11 June 2008
- (2008)078
- NATO Secretary General to attend Afghanistan Conference in Paris
4 June 2008
- (2008)077
- Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the terror attack in front of the Danish Embassy in Islamabad
3 June 2008
- (2008)076
- NATO Secretary General’s statement on the Deployment of Russian Railway Troops into Georgia
2 June 2008
- (2008)075
- NATO Secretary General statement on elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1
2 June 2008
- (2008)074
- Morocco to contribute to Operation Active Endeavour
Maytop
28 May 2008
- (2008)073
- NATO Secretary General to visit international air show in Berlin, 29 May 2008
28 May 2008
- (2008)072
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence of Armenia to visit NATO
27 May 2008
- (2008)071
- NATO Secretary General to visit New York
27 May 2008
- (2008)070
- NATO Secretary General attends the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Berlin
23 May 2008
- (2008)069
- NATO Deputy Secretary General to travel to Egypt
22 May 2008
- (2008)068
- NATO Secretary General to travel to Bulgaria
23 May 2008
- (2008)066
- International Conference on small arms and light weapons
9 May 2008
- (2008)065
- Exercise “UUSIMAA 2008”
7 May 2008
- (2008)064
- Secretary General to visit Spain
7 May 2008
- (2008)063
- New NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan - Appointment of Ambassador Fernando Gentilini
7 May 2008
- (2008)062
- NATO assists Afghanistan to improve munitions stockpile safety
4 May 2008
- (2008)061
- NATO Secretary General to visit the Czech Republic, Monday 5 May 2008
Apriltop
28 Apr. 2008
- (2008)060
- Visit To NATO by Mr. David Bakradze, Special Envoy of Georgia
27 Apr. 2008
- (2008)059
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Taliban attack in Kabul
23 Apr. 2008
- (2008)058
- NATO Secretary General and Permanent Representatives to attend NATO-Bahrain Public Diplomacy Conference in Manama
21 Apr. 2008
- (2008)057
- NATO Secretary General visits the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 , 21 April 2008
16 Apr. 2008
- (2008)056
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on Abkhazia and South Ossetia
16 Apr. 2008
- (2008)055
- Iraqi Prime Minister to visit NATO HQ
15 Apr. 2008
- (2008)054
- Visit to NATO of Ambassador Kai Eide, Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Afghanistan
10 Apr. 2008
- (2008)053
- NATO Crisis Management Exercise - CMX 2008 from 16 to 22 April 2008
4 Apr. 2008
- (2008)051
- Joint Statement - Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Heads of State and Government held In Bucharest
4 Apr. 2008
- (2008)050
- Chairman’s statement - Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Heads of State and Government held in Bucharest
3 Apr. 2008
- (2008)052
- ISAF’s Strategic Vision - Declaration by the Heads of State and Government of the Nations contributing to the UN-mandated NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan
3 Apr. 2008
- (2008)049
- Bucharest Summit Declaration - Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Bucharest on 3 April 2008
Marchtop
31 Mar. 2008
- (2008)048
- Statement by the Secretary General on formation of the new Pakistani Government
28 Mar. 2008
- (2008)047
- NAC Statement on CFE
25 Mar. 2008
- (2008)046
- Georgian officials to visit NATO
18 Mar. 2008
- (2008)045
- Visit by the Italian ship “EURO” to the port of Constanta (Romania) on 25-28 March 2008
18 Mar. 2008
- (2008)043
- Second Media Advisory - Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government, Bucharest, Romania, 2 to 4 April 2008
17 Mar. 2008
- (2008)042
- NATO Deputy Secretary General to open the NATO multimedia exhibition in Bucharest
15 Mar. 2008
- (2008)041
- Statement by NATO Secretary General on tragic explosion in Albania
12 Mar. 2008
- (2008)039
- Secretary General to visit Poland
11 Mar. 2008
- (2008)038
- Visit to NATO of Slovak Defence Minister
10 Mar. 2008
- (2008)037
- NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme organizes high-level Forum on environmental security
10 Mar. 2008
- (2008)036
- NATO Secretary General to visit Berlin
10 Mar. 2008
- (2008)035
- Statement by the Secretary General on the appointment of Ambassador Eide as UN Special Representative in Afghanistan
4 Mar. 2008
- (2008)034
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the election of Dmitriy Medvedev as Russian President
Februarytop
29 Feb. 2008
- (2008)033
- NATO Secretary General to visit Greece - Monday, 3 March 2008
27 Feb. 2008
- (2008)032
- The NATO Secretary General to visit the United States
26 Feb. 2008
- (2008)031
- Visit to NATO of the President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1, Mr. Branko Crvenkovski on Wednesday 27 February 2008
25 Feb. 2008
- (2008)030
- Prime Minister of Iceland to visit NATO on Tuesday, 26 February 2008
22 Feb. 2008
- (2008)029
- North Atlantic Council meeting with Political and Security Committee of the European Union
22 Feb. 2008
- (2008)028
- Visit to NATO of President of Montenegro
21 Feb. 2008
- (2008)027
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on Presidential elections in Armenia
20 Feb. 2008
- (2008)026
- North Atlantic Council visit to Afghanistan
18 Feb. 2008
- (2008)025
- Statement by the North Atlantic Council after Kosovo’s declaration of independence
18 Feb. 2008
- (2008)024
- NATO Parliamentary Assembly visit to NATO HQ
18 Feb. 2008
- (2008)023
- Foreign Ministers Meetings, Brussels, 6 March 2008
17 Feb. 2008
- (2008)022
- Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Terrorist Attack in Kandahar Province
17 Feb. 2008
- (2008)021
- Statement by the Secretary General in reaction to the Kosovo declaration of independence
13 Feb. 2008
- (2008)020
- NATO reaches missile defence milestone
8 Feb. 2008
- (2008)019
- NATO Secretary General to attend the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy in Germany
1 Feb. 2008
- (2008)018
- NATO supporting African Union’s missions
1 Feb. 2008
- (2008)017
- Visit to NATO of Estonian President
Januarytop
31 Jan. 2008
- (2008)016
- NATO Secretary General to visit France
30 Jan. 2008
- (2008)015
- Visit to NATO by Mr. Traian Basescu, President of Romania
30 Jan. 2008
- (2008)014
- NATO Secretary General to visit Luxembourg
29 Jan. 2008
- (2008)013
- Visit to NATO by Mr. Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania
29 Jan. 2008
- (2008)012
- Visit of Ukrainian Prime Minister
25 Jan. 2008
- (2008)011
- Visit to NATO of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
24 Jan. 2008
- (2008)010
- Visit to NATO of Prime Minister of Kosovo
24 Jan. 2008
- (2008)009
- Statement on the Polish plane crash
24 Jan. 2008
- (2008)008
- NATO Secretary General to visit the United Arab Emirates
22 Jan. 2008
- (2008)007
- Visit to NATO by Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1 on 23 January 2008
17 Jan. 2008
- (2008)006
- Visit to NATO of Ukrainian Foreign Minister
16 Jan. 2008
- (2008)005
- Visit to NATO of Belgian Minister of Defence
15 Jan. 2008
- (2008)004
- Visit to NATO by the Prime Minister of Croatia, Mr. Ivo Sanader on Wednesday, 16 January 2008
14 Jan. 2008
- (2008)003
- NATO-Russia Exercise to take place in Germany
11 Jan. 2008
- (2008)002
- Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government, Bucharest, Romania, 2 to 4 April 2008
10 Jan. 2008
- (2008)001
- NATO Secretary General to visit Romania
