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Speeches & opinions 2000

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January

13 January 2000
"Peacekeeping and Conflict Prevention: What risks and threats in Geopolitics in the Future?" - Intervention by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, at the Conference "The Transatlantic Century" Aspen Institute, Philip Morris Institute in Rome.
27 January 2000
Speech by the Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson, Secretary General of NATO at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.
30 January 2000
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, Defence Week Conference Brussels, Belgium. "Rebalancing NATO for a Strong Future"
February
2 February 2000
"The Expanding Europe and its Relevance for both the British and the Germans" - Lord Robertson's Sir Frank Roberts Memorial Lecture, Lancaster House, London
10 February 2000
Secretary General's speech at the Bulgarian National Assembly Sofia, 9-10 February 2000
21 February 2000
Remarks to the Press by the Secretary General following the Joint Meeting of NATO and WEU Councils during CMX/CRISEX Exercise
March
10 March 2000
"NATO in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities" - Speech by the Secretary General at the 10th International Antalya Conference on Security and Cooperation
21 March 2000
Remarks by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General, at the press conference to mark the first anniversary of the Kosovo air campaign
22 March 2000
Dinner speech by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General, IISS, Arundel House, London
29 March 2000
"The Vision" - Remarks by NATO Secretary General at the conference "Dfense Europenne : Le concept de convergence"
29 mars 2000
"La vision" - Propos du Secrétaire général à la conférence "défense européenne : le concept de convergence"
April
3 April 2000
Secretary General's speech: "Why Markets Need NATO"
4 April 2000
Secretary General's speech: NATO: Why Should Americans Care?
5 April 2000
Secretary General's speech: Why We Still Need NATO: Safety for the Next Generation
6 April 2000
Secretary General's speech: Kosovo: The Real Story
12 April 2000
Secretary General's Farewell Speech to General Clark
13 April 2000
"NATO at the Beginning of the 21st Century" - Speech by Lord Robertson, Secretary General of NATO to the Netherlands Atlantic Association
Speeches and articles by the Secretary general of NATO, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, on his visit to the United States, April 2000.(.PDF/294Kb)

May
3 May 2000
Speech presented by General Ralston - ACE Change of Command ceremony
3 May 2000
Speech presented by General Clark - ACE Change of Command ceremony
3 May 2000
Remarks by the Secretary General at the Change of Command ceremony for SACEUR
3 May 2000
Press Conference at SHAPE Headquarters following the Change of Command ceremony on 3 May 2000 with Secretary General, Lord Robertson and SACEUR, General Ralston, US Air Force

5 May 2000
Welcoming Remarks by the Secretary General for the visit of the Italian President to the NAC

8 May 2000
NATO and South-Eastern Europe - Secretary General's Remarks at the Conference of the CeSPI/IAI-East West Institute on "Prospects for Stability and Security in South-Eastern Europe", Rome
8 mai 2000
L'OTAN et l'Europe du Sud-Est - Discours du Secrtaire gnral la Confrence CeSPI/IAI sur les relations Est-Ouest sur le thme "l'Europe du Sud-Est - Perspectives en matire de stabilit et de scurit"

11 May 2000
"NATO in Southeast Europe in the 21st Century" - Secretary General's Speech at the Joint Wilton Park/Atlantic Council Conference - Brdo Castle, Slovenia

11 May 2000
Secretary General's Speech to the Slovak Foreign Policy Association "The New NATO in the New Europe", Bratislava

16 May 2000
"Law, Morality and the Use of Force" - Speech by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General, at the Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratgiques (IRIS) in Paris.

23 May 2000
"Europe's new defence era" - Speech by the Secretary General at the 5th Forum Europe Defence Industries Conference, Brussels
24 May 2000
Meeting of the Council in Ministerial Session in Florence. Opening statement by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General
30 May 2000
Speech by the NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Budapest

Speeches and declarations given during the Foreign Ministers Meetings in Florence, Italy (24-25 May 2000) and the Defence Ministers Meetings at NATO HQ, Brussels (8-9 June 2000) are available separately.

June

30 June 2000
"Kosovo: One Year on" - Address by The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson, Secretary General of NATO At The Club of Three Luncheon
July
20 July 2000
"NATO in the 21st Century" - Speech by the Secretary General to the Millennium Year Lord Mayor's Lecture
September
6 September 2000
"NATO's New Agenda: More Progress than Meets the Eye", Remarks by The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Secretary General of NATO

14 September 2000
"Crisis Management: A New Role for NATO" Speech by the Secretary General at the Marshall Center, Garmisch.

15 September 2000
"The Relevance of Atlanticism", Secretary General's Eisenhower Lecture at the NATO Defense College, Course 97.

26 September 2000
"Caucasus Today : Perspectives of Regional Cooperation and Partnership with NATO" - Speech by the Rt.Hon. Lord Robertson, Secretary General of NATO in Tbilissi, Georgia
October

Speeches and declarations given during the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Birmingham, UK (10-11 October 2000) are available separately.

12 October 2000
NATO's Partnerships - Speech by Lord Robertson, Secretary General of NATO at the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria

13 October 2000
Speech by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General at the MAP Defence Ministers Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria

31 October 2000
Secretary general's speech at the ATA General Assembly Budapest -
"The six principles of partnership"
November
2 November 2000
Secretary General's intervention at the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna
2 November 2000
"NATO and the Challenges of Security in the Euro-Atlantic area" - Speech by the NATO Secretary General in Austria, Vienna
10 November 2000
Speech by the Secretary General at the Centre for European Policy Studies Brussels, "Security in the Wider Europe"
14 November 2000
Speech by the Secretary General at the European Policy Centre Breakfast Brussels , "NATO's Challenges"
21 November 2000
Speech (with extracts) by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the Annual Meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Berlin, Germany
23 November 2000
"Turkey and a European Security and Defence Identity" - Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson in Istanbul, Turkey
December

Speeches and declarations given during the December Meetings of the Minister of Defence (5-6 Dec. 2000) and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (14-15 Dec.2000) are available separately.

21 December 2000
Statement by Lord George Robertson at CPIC, Tito Barracks, Sarajevo
  1. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.
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