**  05 October 2007, Reykjavik  *NATO-RUSSIA RELATIONS: PAUSE OR TURNING POINT?* * * Rolf Welberts, the newly appointed Head of the Russia/Ukraine Section in NATO, in an address to the NATO PAÂ’s NATO-Russia Parliamentary Committee in Reykjavik, said that NATO Russia co-operation has come a long way since the signature in 2002 of the NATO-Russia Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Co-operation and Security, which offers a unique forum for political and practical cooperation Nevertheless, ...Continue Reading

PR/CP (2007)105 9 Oct. 2007 THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL VISITS THE UNITED STATES The North Atlantic Council (NAC), led by the Secretary General, will travel to Washington and Norfolk, VA, from 9-11 October. On Wednesday, the NAC will meet with Secretary Rice, Secretary Gates and National Security Advisor Hadley. Discussions will centre on current operations, in particular Afghanistan, and on preparation for the upcoming Bucharest Summit. On Thursday, the NAC will participate in the annual Supreme Allied Command Tran ...Continue Reading

**  07 October 2007, Reykjavik  *MORE WOMEN IN STRATEGIC POSTS  *Today, Sunday October 7 in Reykjavik, the DCAF (/Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces/), taking advantage of the gathering of parliamentarians from some fifty countries during the annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, has launched an emotive appeal for a more successful campaign for the prevention and punishment of violence directed towards women in times of conflict and for promoting the presen ...Continue Reading

** 9 October/octobre 2007 PR/CP(2007) 104 STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL ON ATTACKS IN *TURKEY** I have learned with great sadness the news about the recent death of 13 Turkish soldiers as a result of attacks by terrorists in south-east Turkey. Our thoughts are with the families of the military and the people of Turkey.   I condemn in the strongest possible terms this attack. The terrorist threat presented by such violence is unacceptable and Turkey deserves full support of its Allies. NATO will con ...Continue Reading

** Seminar on "Public Diplomacy in NATO-led Operations"* Speech by  NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer* *8 October 2007*, *Copenhagen**  * Let me begin by thanking the Danish Government, and in particular Per Stig Møller and Søren  Gade, for taking the initiative to host this conference on public diplomacy. They have recognised three basic facts that I think are clear to us all: First, that we need to speak clearly and effect ...Continue Reading

NATO Press Release (2007)103 8 October 2007 *NATO Secretary General to visit Iceland 8 and 9 October 2007* The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Reykjavik on  Monday 8 October 2007. During his visit, the Secretary General will meet with the Prime Minister, Mr. Geir H. Haarde, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Ingibjörg Sólrún GÄ«sladóttir. Media Advisory (not ...Continue Reading

** WORLD IS ENTERING SECOND NUCLEAR AGE, SAYS NATO EXPERT   A NATO expert said today (Saturday) that the world had entered a “second nuclear age” in which many of the rules that applied in the days of the Cold War stand-off between East and West no longer applied.   “The end of the Cold War has removed a specific political and military context in which nuclear weapons contributed to mutual deterrence and mutual restraint,” Michael Rühle, Senior Policy Adv ...Continue Reading

** MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM COULD * REMOVE RISK OF PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE ON *IRAN* – SPEAKER SAYS*   A European missile defence system could make a US pre-emptive strike against Iran much less likely, NATO parliamentarians heard today (Saturday).   In an address to the NATO Parliamentary AssemblyÂ’s (NATO PAÂ’s) Science and Technology and Defence and Security Committees, Robert Bell, Senior Vice-President of SAIC, reiterated the view that placing anti-missile sites in Eastern Europe ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Col. Kershaw from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Fri, 5 Oct 2007 21:36:00 -0500 Presenter: Commander, 2nd Brigade 10th Mountain Division , Multinational Division Center Col. Michael Kershaw October 05, 2007 DoD News Briefing with Col. Kershaw from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.             (Note: Colonel Kershaw appears via video teleconference from Iraq.)        ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)102 5 Oct. 2007  NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO VISIT DENMARK The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Copenhagen on  Monday 8 October 2007.   During his visit, the Secretary General will meet with the Prime Minister, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Per Stig Møller and the Minister of Defence, Mr. Søren Gade.   The Secretary General will also speak at the Public Diplomacy Seminar on Comprehen ...Continue Reading