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Speeches 1999 [ January ] [ February ] [ March ] [ April ] [ May ] [ June ] [ July ] [ August ] [ September ] [ October ] [ November ] [ December ] January 11 January 1999 Speech by Dr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General to the Executive Club, Belgium 11 janvier 1999 Rponse du Secrtaire gnral dlgu au Ministre Belge la crmonie de prsentation de timbres commemoratifs dans le cadre du 50me Anniversaire de l'OTAN : Contribution de la Belgique 11 January 1999 Reply by the Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Balanzino to the Belgian Minister at the Presentation of a series of stamps "50 years of NATO", a contribution by Belgium. 11 January 1999 Allocution de Monsieur Elio Di Rupo, Vice-Premier Ministre de la Belgique, Ministre de l'Economie et des Tlcommunications, charg du Commerce extrieur, la crmonie de prsentation de timbres commemoratifs. 11 January 1999 Allocution de Jean-Pol Poncelet, Vice-Premier Ministre de la Belgique et Ministre de la Dfense nationale et de l'Energie, la crmonie de prsentation de timbres commemoratifs. 25 January 1999 "NATO: Its 50th Anniversary - The Washington Summit - The Next Century" - Speech by Dr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General at the international conference on "The 50th anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance : a new NATO for a new Europe" in Rome 28 January 1999 Statement by Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations to the North Atlantic Council, NATO HQ 28 January 1999 Welcoming Remarks by NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council (at 19) to the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan 30 January 1999 Statement to the Press by NATO Secretary General, Javier Solana

February 1 February 1999 "NATO: A Strategy for the 21st Century" - Secretary General's Wallenberg lecture at the invitation of The Aspen Institute, Berlin 5 February 1999 Secretary General's Welcoming Remarks to the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) 12 February 1999 "Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century" - Speech by the Secretary General at the Atlantic Council of Canada, Toronto 25 February 1999 Secretary General's remarks at the Conference on the Mediterranean Dialogue and the New NATO, Valencia

March 8 March 1999 Discours du Secrtaire gnral l'Institut des Hautes Etudes de Dfense Nationale (IHEDN), Paris 9 March 1999 Speech by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London 12 March 1999 "Lessons learned from Bosnia" - Speech by Dr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General, at The Instituto De Defesa Nacional, Portugal 12 March 1999 Intervention by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr. Jan Kavan, at the deposition of instruments of ratification of the Czech Republic's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty, Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. 12 March 1999 Speech by Dr. Janos Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary, at the Deposition of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Hungary, Independence, Missouri 12 March 1999 Address by Bronislaw Geremek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, at the ceremony of deposition of Protocols of Accession 15 March 1999 "NATO: Ready to Meet the Challenges Ahead" - Speech by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana at the Council on Foreign Relations Washington 16 March 1999 Remarks by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, at the Accession Ceremony, 16 March 1999 16 March 1999 Welcoming remarks by the Dean, Ambassador Antnio Martins da Cruz, Permanent Representative of Portugal, at the Accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland 16 March 1999 Speech by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbn, at the NAC Meeting and NATO's Flag Raising Ceremony. 16 March 1999 Speech by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman, at the NAC Meeting and NATO's Flag Raising Ceremony. 16 March 1999 Address by His Excellency Jerzy Buzek Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, at the NAC Meeting and NATO's Flag Raising Ceremony.

April All transcripts of the Daily Press Briefings by NATO and SHAPE Spokespersons and other Press Conferences on the situation in Kosovo are available separately. 1 April 1999 Statement by Jamie Shea, NATO Spokesman on 3 Missing US Soldiers 1 April 1999 Dclaration de Jamie Shea, porte-parole de l'OTAN sur la disparition de trois soldats amricains 12 April 1999 Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Javier Solana after the Extraordinary Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Level 12 April 1999 Press Conference by the UK Foreign Secretary, Mr Robin Cook after the Extraordinary Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Level 14 April 1999 Press Conference by the Head of the UNHCR, Mrs Ogata and Secretary General Javier Solana 19 April 1999 Press Conference of Brigadier General Daniel P. Leaf clarifying the events of 14 April 1999 in Kosovo 20 April 1999 Press Conference given by the NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana, and the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair 28 April 1999 Press Conference given by the NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana 30 April 1999 Press Conference with three Albanian leaders Dr Vjosa Dobruna, Mr Blerim Schala and Mr Skelzen Maliqi All speeches and statements of the Extraordinary Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Level are available separately. All speeches and statements of the Washington Summit of the NATO Heads of State and Government are available separately.

May 4 May 1999 Press Conference by General Klaus Naumann, Chairman of the Military Committee 6 May 1999 Secretary General's farewell speech to the CMC at the special Ceremony 7 May 1999 Secretary General's Speech at the Arthur F. Burns Annual Dinner, Berlin 10 May 1999 Secretary General's Speech at the WEU Ministerial in Bremen 10 May 1999 Intervention du Secrtaire gnral la runion ministrielle de l'UEO Brme 19 May 1999 Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder 20 May 1999 Secretary General's opening remarks to Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee (SCEPC) Plenary 20 May 1999 Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana, and the Italian Prime Minister, Mr Massimo D'Alema 21 May 1999 Press Conference by Jamie Shea and the Albanian Prime Minister, Mr. Majko 25 May 1999 Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana, and the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Aznar 25 May 1999 Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Mr Javier Solana and the Albanian Prime Minister, Mr Pandeli Majko

June 1 June 1999 Transcript of Press Conference by the Secretary General of NATO, Mr Javier Solana, and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Mr Janaz Vrnorsak in Brussels 2 June 1999 NATO as a Community of Values, Manfred Wrner Memorial Lecture by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana 3 June 1999 Press Conference by the Head of the Albanian Mission to NATO, Ambassador Kuko 3 June 1999 Press Point of Mr. Strobe Talbott, US Deputy Secretary of State 4 June 1999 Statement by the Secretary General of NATO Dr. Javier Solana 8 June 1999 Press Conference given by the German Foreign Minister, Mr Joschka Fischer and G8 Foreign Ministers in Cologne 10 June 1999 Press statement by NATO Secretary General on suspension of air operations 18 June 1999 Canadian Joint Press Conference by Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Honourable Art Eggleton, Minister of National Defense Justice Louise Arbour, Chief Prosecutor ICTY 21 June 1999 Speech by Dr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary General at the XVIth International NATO Workshop Budapest, Hungary 24 June 1999 Remarks to the press by NATO Secretary General, Javier Solana in Pristina 30 June 1999 Speaking notes by the Chairman of the Military Committee at his Initial Press Conference

July 8 July 1999 Speech by the Secretary General in the Bulgarian Parliament Building, Sofia, Bulgaria September 10 September 1999 Secretary General's Inauguration Remarks at the NATO Defense College, Rome 10 September 1999 Secretary General's Remarks At the CEMISS Conference on Security in Southeastern Europe, Rome 23 September 1999 Speech by NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana at the National Defense University in Washington, US. 27 September 1999 KFOR Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General Javier Solana 27 September 1999 SFOR Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General Javier Solana and General Wesley K. Clark October 6 October 1999 Secretary General Javier Solana's remarks to the Press on his last day   14 October 1999 Remarks to the Press by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General upon his arrival at NATO Headquarters 14 octobre 1999 Propos tenus devant la presse par Lord Robertson, Secrtaire gnral de l'OTAN, son arrive au sige de l'OTAN   15 October 1999 Opening Remarks by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the NATO-Japan Security Conference   19 October 1999 Speech by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General, to the Atlantic Treaty Association, Strasbourg   November 4 November 1999 Speech by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General to the French Institute For International Relations (IFRI) - "Security and Interdependence" 9 November 1999 Remarks by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the Commemorative Stone Ceremony at NATO HQ 9 November 1999 Speech by the Chairman of the Military Committee, Admiral Guido Venturoni at the Commemorative Stone Ceremony at NATO HQ 10 November 1999 Meeting with the Press of the Chairman of the Military Committee, Admiral Guido Venturoni   15 November 1999 Speech by the Secretary General at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Amsterdam 19 November 1999 Statement by the Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson Secretary General of NATO at the OSCE Summit, Istanbul   23 November 1999 Secretary General's Address at WEU Ministerial Luxembourg December 1 December 1999 Welcoming Remarks by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson to David Andrews, Foreign Minister of Ireland at the Signing Ceremony of the Partnership for Peace Framework Document 1 December 1999 Remarks by David Andrews TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland at the Signing Ceremony of the Partnership for Peace Framework Document 2 December 1999 Statement to the press by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, following the Defence Ministers Meeting 3 December 1999 Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, at the NATO-Ukraine Commission 15 December 1999 Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, at the Foreign Ministers Meetings Speeches and declarations given during the December Meetings of the Minister of Defence (2-3 Dec. 1999) and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (15-16 Dec.1999) are available separately.