Secretary General addresses
NATO Parliamentary Assembly

He devoted his speech to NATO's enlargement, relations with Russia, Afghanistan, the Alliance's military transformation and the need to respond to new security threats.

"These are key areas where NATO needs to re-align its agenda with the changing realities", de Hoop Scheffer stressed.

On the sidelines of the session, the Secretary General met with the Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, as well as with the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.

De Hoop Scheffer also discussed partnership related issues with Kanat Saudabayev, Secretary of State of the Republic of Kazakhastan.