** 16 June – 18 June 2008 17 Jun. 2008 NATO increases support to Afghan forces in Kandahar On 17 June, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) deployed additional troops in Kandahar City and in the Arghandab area, southern Afghanistan, to further assist the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). More... 16-17 Jun. 2008 North Atlantic Council visits Ukraine The North Atlantic Coucil, comprising NATO's Secretary General and the 26 NATO ambassadors, visited Ukraine on 16 and 17 June ...Continue Reading

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:49:00 -0500 Presenter:  Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell June 17, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. MR. MORRELL:  Good afternoon.  I have no opening statement today, so let's get right to questions.   Lita.             Q     Geoff, as I think you're probably aware, there's been a lot ...Continue Reading

** 17 June/juin 2008 PR/CP(2008)084   Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia to visit NATO   The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ms Eka Tkeshelashvili, will visit NATO Headquarters on Wednesday, 18th June 2008.  She will meet with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and address the North Atlantic Council.   There will be no media opportunity. Visite à lÂ’OTAN du Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la Géorgie Le ...Continue Reading

** 17 June/juin 2008 PR/CP(2008)083   Déplacement du Secrétaire général délégué de l'OTAN en Algerie   Le secrétaire général délégué de l'OTAN, Son Excellence Monsieur l'Ambassadeur Claudio Bisogniero, effectuera une visite officielle en Algérie les 16 et 17 juin 2008. Pendant sa visite, il prononcera un discours lors du s ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)082 16 June 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE COMMISSION AT THE LEVEL OF AMBASSADORS WITH H.E. MR. VOLODYMYR OHRYZKO, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF UKRAINE AND H.E. MR. YURIY YEKHARUNOV, MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF UKRAINE HELD IN KYIV ON 16 JUNE 2008 Joint Press Statement* 1.           Today Ukraine hosted a high level meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Kyiv in the context of the Intensified Dialogue[1], where NATO Ambassa ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Gen. McNeill from the Pentagon Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:49:00 -0500 Presenter: Former Commander, NATO International Security Assistance Force Gen. Daniel McNeill June 13, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Gen. McNeill from the Pentagon                 MODERATOR: Good morning, and thank you for joining us early today. I know this is a little unusual, to have a briefing at this time ...Continue Reading

Press Conference with Secretary Gates at NATO Headquarters, Brussels Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:30:00 -0500 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates June 13, 2008 Press Conference with Secretary Gates at NATO Headquarters, Brussels                 (Note: Event audio was fed in progress.)                  & ...Continue Reading

** 5 June – 13 June 2008 12-13 Jun. 2008 Defence Ministers meet at NATO Headquarters NATO Defence Ministers met in Brussels on 12-13 June, in their first meeting at ministerial level after the Bucharest Summit. They reviewed the implementation of decisions taken by Heads of State and Government on operations, particularly Afghanistan and Kosovo, and the Alliance’s defence transformation efforts. More... 13 June 2008 Ukraine joins NATO Air Situation Data Exchange programme At the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine ...Continue Reading

** 13 JuNE 2008 PR/CP(2008)081 The North Atlantic Council to visit Ukraine The North Atlantic Council (NAC) will visit Ukraine on 16-17 June 2008.  The Permanent Representatives of the 26 NATO Nations and the Secretary General of the Alliance, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) with Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko and Defence Minister Yurii Yekhanurov. They will also participate in consultations with the Ukrainian National Security and Defenc ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)079 13 June 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE COMMISSION IN DEFENCE MINISTERS SESSION HELD IN BRUSSELS ON FRIDAY, 13 JUNE 2008 JOINT STATEMENT 1.         We, the Defence Ministers of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, met in Brussels on 13 June 2008.  We addressed the further development of NATO-Ukraine defence and security relations.  Our discussions focused on Ukraine's progress and efforts in implementing defence and security se ...Continue Reading