DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:08:00 -0500 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen April 11, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon                 SEC. GATES:  Good morning.          & ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)053 10 February 2008 NATO CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE CMX 2008 FROM 16 TO 22 APRIL 2008   NATO will conduct its annual Crisis Management Exercise (CMX) 16-22 April 2008.  The exercise is designed to practice Alliance crisis management procedures at the strategic political level and will involve civilian and military staffs in national capitals, at NATO Headquarters, and in both Strategic Commands.  Unlike a live exercise, however, no forces are actually deployed for the purpose of ...Continue Reading

** 27 March - 04 April 2008 2-4 Apr. 2008 Video summary of the Bucharest Summit A short video highlighting the main topics discussed at the Bucharest Summit.Video WMV 12.39Mb ... 02 Apr. 2008 Afghan essay winners participate in the Young Atlanticist Summit In recognition of their remarkable ambition to advance research on issues of high relevance to the future of Afghanistan, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) invited the winners of the “Manfred Wörner Award for Afghan Students&Ac ...Continue Reading

** Issue: 2/2008 NATO-Ukraine Commission discusses a new phase of relations The NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) session opened the last day of the Bucharest Summit. At the fourth NUC Summit in history, Allied leaders met with President Viktor Yushchenko to discuss the current state of relations and chart the way forward in a distinctive partnership. more>> Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at the level of Heads of State and Government We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty ...Continue Reading

** Issue ¹ 2/2008 NATO-Russia Council meeting concludes the Bucharest Summit The last event of NATO’s historic summit in Bucharest was a session of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) held at the level of the Heads of State and Government. For the second time since the establishment of the NRC at the Rome Summit in 2002, President Vladimir Putin met with his Allied counterparts. more>> 2008 Video on NATO-Russia cooperation A short video highlighting the cooperation between NATO and Russia in th ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Rodriguez from Afghanistan Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:34:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, Combined Joint Task Force 82 and Commanding General 82nd Airborne Division Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez April 07, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Rodriguez from Afghanistan                 BRYAN WHITMAN (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs): All right. Well, we'd ...Continue Reading

Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates following the NATO Summit Enroute to Oman Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0500 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates April 04, 2008 Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates following the NATO Summit Enroute to Oman             SEC. GATES: I just thought I'd give my perspective on the summit. I think that there were three major e ...Continue Reading

** 27 March - 04 April 2008 03 Apr. 2008 Bucharest Summit takes NATO agenda forward Allied leaders spent the first formal day of the Summit in Bucharest discussing key issues on NATO’s political and security agenda. A Summit Communiqué was issued at the end of this first day.More... 03 Apr. 2008 ISAF nations affirm long-term commitment to Afghanistan ISAF nations welcomed the meeting with Afghan President Karzai, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, EU Commission President Barroso, EU High ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)050 4 April 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL* AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT* HELD IN *BUCHAREST* ON *4 APRIL 2008** CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT* The Heads of State and Government of the NATO‑Russia Council met today in Bucharest and resolved to enhance their work as 27 equal partners to respond together to the multi‑faceted security risks we have in common.  They renewed t ...Continue Reading

** NATO PARLIAMENTARIANS CONCLUDED FIRST VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA A delegation of 13 legislators from nine NATO countries visited Saudi Arabia from 31 March to 4 April and conducted high-level meetings with the Kingdom’s leaders. Led by Karl A. Lamers (Germany), Chairman of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships (PCNP), the group of NATO Parliamentarians discussed a broad range of issues, including Saudi Arabia’s foreign and security perspectives and recent developments in the region. During this first-ever vi ...Continue Reading