NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL
COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS IN RUSSIA
25-26 June 2007
NATO and the
Russian
Federation are marking the tenth
anniversary of the signing of the Founding Act and the fifth anniversary of the
creation of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). As part of the commemoration events
the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), chaired by the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Russia. There, the
Council will take part in an NRC seminar in St.
Petersburg and a special NRC
Ambassadorial meeting in
Moscow.
During the visit the Secretary General is also expected
to hold additional talks with Russian political leaders.
MEDIA
ADVISORY
St.
Petersburg, 25
June
- Information
The NRC Seminar on “Modern Risks and Security Threats: the Role of the NRC” will take
place in the Baltic Star Hotel in Strelna. NRC Ambassadors and NATO IS
officials, as well as political figures and political scientists from
Russia and NATO
countries, will participate in the event. The Chairman of the Federation Council
of Russia Sergey Mironov and the NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
will open the seminar. A joint press opportunity of Sergey Mironov and Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer will take place after the opening ceremony.
- Accreditation and Security
checks
Representatives of the Russian media and foreign journalists, accredited by the Russian MFA,
wishing to cover the opening ceremony of the seminar and the press opportunity in the Baltic Star Hotel should address the Press Centre
of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Journalists should provide
name, family name, media organization, passport details: number, place and date
of issue, place and date of birth.
Contact Point:
Press Centre of the Russian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Telephone:
+7 495 637 25 36
Fax:
+7 495 637 39
04
Applications for accreditation are to be provided by 15:00 on 22 June
2007.
Name passes can be collected
at the registration point in the Baltic Star Hotel on 25th
June.
- Tentative programme for
media:
08:30-09:00
Registration of the accredited
journalists
Baltic Star
Hotel
09:30
Opening ceremony of the NRC
seminar on “Modern Risks and security Threats: the Role for the NRC”
Baltic Star
Hotel
10:05
Joint press opportunity of the Chairman of the Federation Council,
Mr. Sergey Mironov and the NATO
Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer
Baltic Star
Hotel
Moscow, 26 June
- Information
The
NATO-Russia Council Ambassadorial meeting will take place in the Round Conference Hall of the President Hotel. The meeting will be opened by
the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and the Russian
Foreign Minister, Mr. Sergey Lavrov.
- Accreditation and Security
Checks
Representatives of the Russian media and foreign journalists, accredited by the Russian
MFA, wishing
to cover the opening session of the NRC Ambassadorial should address the Press Centre of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Journalists should
provide name, family name, media organization, passport details: number, place
and date of issue, place and date of birth.
Contact Point:
Press Centre of the Russian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Telephone:
+7 495 637 25 36
Fax:
+7 495 637 39
04
Applications for accreditation are to be provided by 15:00 on 25 June
2007.
Name passes can be collected
at the registration point in the President Hotel on 26th
June.
To apply for accreditation to the press conference of
the NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at Interfax, journalists should address
Interfax at +7 495 250 88 32 and +7 495 250
20 25
- Tentative Programme for
media:
08:30-09:00
Registration of accredited
journalists
President
Hotel
09:00
Opening session of the NRC Ambassadorial, with introductory remarks by the Russian Foreign Minister,
Mr. Sergey Lavrov and the NATO
Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
President
Hotel
15:30
Press conference of the NATO
Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Interfax
The Secretary
General’s schedule is subject to
change, for further information please contact
NATO Press and
Media Service, Mr. Robert Pszczel, Telephone: +32 2 707 14 30
E-mail:
pszczel.robert@hq.nato.int