** 16 September/septembre 2008 Press Release(2008)117 Visit to NATO of Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan   The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan,  Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday 17 September 2008. He will meet with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and address the North Atlantic Council.   There is no media opportunity. End of mail ...Continue Reading

** 16 September/septembre 2008 NATO Press Release(2008)116   Visit to NATO of Lithuanian Prime Minister   The Lithuanian Prime Minister, Mr. Gediminas Kirkilas, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday 17 September 2008. He will meet with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. There is no media opportunity.   ---------  Visite à lÂ’OTAN du premier ministre lithuanien   Le premier ministre de la Lithuanie, M. Gediminas Kirkilas, viendra en visite au si&Ati ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* NATO and Sweden test improved civil-military crisis cooperation On 24 and 25 September 2008 in Enköping, Sweden, NATO Allies and Swedish civilian and military forces will demonstrate new ways of effectively sharing critical information in emergency situations. The ‘live experiment’ will link up Swedish civil emergency ‘first responders’, police and military, with NATO forces to counter a simulated t ...Continue Reading

** NATO Secretary General’s speech at Tbilisi University*  * TBILISI*, *GEORGIA* -- *16 SEPTEMBER 2008*   Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends, Let me start by thanking Rector Georgi Khubua for his kind words of introduction.  I have very fond memories of my previous visits to Tbilisi University, and I have been looking forward to coming back.   There was, of course, every reason for me to come back.  When I was here last, in October of 2007, less than a year ago, no one could have p ...Continue Reading

** NATO Press Release(2008)115 15 September/septembre 2008   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   TBILISI, 15 SEPTEMBER 2008   1.       Today Georgia hosted the first meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission at Ambassadorial level with the participation of the Georgian Prime Minister and the Georgian State Commission on Euro-Atlantic Integration. The ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Lindell from Afghanistan Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:13:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, Combined Air Corps Transition Force, Maj. Gen. Jay Lindell September 15, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Lindell from Afghanistan COLONEL GARY KECK, U.S. ARMY (director, DOD Press Office): Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Pentagon. I'm Colonel Gary Keck, the director of the Press Office. Mr. Whitman was planning to be here ...Continue Reading

** NATO Press Release (2008)114 15 September/septembre 2008 Framework Document on the establishment of The NATO-Georgia Commission Tbilisi, 15 September 2008 1.       The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and its member states, hereinafter referred to as NATO, and Georgia:   -        Determined to strengthen cooperation in order to further enhance security and stability in Europe, and to cooperate in building a stable, peaceful, and undivi ...Continue Reading

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Chiefs of Defence from the 26 NATO member nations, along with Albania and Croatia on their way to full membership, and the two NATO Strategic Commanders, wrapped up two days of discussions and seminars here today. */__/* */_ _/* */_PAA Office_/* Col. Massimo *Panizzi* Rm 2050 – Tel 5983 – Fax 5713 Panizzi.massimo@hq.nato.int */_ _/* */_Press Release_/* /_ _/ *13 SEPT 2008* * * *NATO’s Chiefs of Defence conclude their conference in Sofia* SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Chiefs of Defen ...Continue Reading

DoD Special Briefing With Secretary Gates; James Schlesinger, Chairman, Task Force for Nuclear Weapons Management on The Task for Nuclear Weapons Management Report from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, VA Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:17:00 -0500 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates September 12, 2008 DoD Special Briefing With Secretary Gates; James Schlesinger, Chairman, Task Force for Nuclear Weapons Management on The Task for Nuclear Weapons Management Report from th ...Continue Reading

** ___________________________________________________________________ CORRIGENDUM - THIS REPLACES PREVIOUS VERSION OF PRESS RELEASE 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------   12 September/septembre 2008 NATO Press Release (2008)113 The North Atlantic Council to visit Georgia The North Atlantic Council (NAC) will visit Georgia on 15-16 September 2008. In Tbilisi the Permanent Representatives of the 26 NATO Nations and the Secretary General of the Alliance, Mr. Jaap de ...Continue Reading