** This is not a NATO Press Release http://natopa.ibicenter.net/default.asp?SHORTCUT=578THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA MUST COMPLETE ITS MISSION BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN  BERLIN, 25 May 2008 – After 15 years, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) still has to complete the task assigned to it upon its establishment in 1993, before finally and completely shutting down, said Stéphane Bourgon, a defence lawyer at the ICTY, last Sunday during ...Continue Reading

PR/CP (2008)067 21 May 2008 *DEFENCE MINISTERS MEETINGS * *BRUSSELS, 12 - 13 JUNE 2008* *GENERAL* 1. The North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of defence ministers will meet at NATO Headquarters on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June 2008. The Nuclear Planning Group (NPG), the Defence Planning Committee (DPC), the NAC with non-NATO KFOR contributors, the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) and the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) will meet at the level of defence ministers on the same days. *PROGRAMME AND POOLS* 2. The detaill ...Continue Reading

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** NATO Press Release (2008)069 23 May 2008   NATO Deputy Secretary General to travel to Egypt   The Deputy Secretary General of NATO H.E. Amb. Claudio Bisogniero will travel to Egypt on 24-25 May 2008. He will participate in the Conference "NATO-Egypt a Dialogue", co-organised in Cairo by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs at the Diplomatic Club in Cairo. During his visit to Egypt the Deputy Secretary Secretary General will also hold bilateral me ...Continue Reading

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** PR/CP (2008)066 23 May 2008 International Conference on small arms and light weapons* On May 28-30, 2008, NATO will host the “Synergy Conference for Regional Organizations on the Implementation of the UN Programme of Action” at its Headquarters in Brussels.  Co-sponsored by the OSCE and supported by the UN, the conference is held to facilitate debate on the global threat posed by the proliferation, illicit trade and use of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) The overall goal of international community ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2008)068 22 May 2008 VISITE DU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL DE L'OTAN EN BULGARIE*  * Le secrétaire général de l'OTAN, M. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, se rendra en Bulgarie le vendredi 23 mai 2008. À Sofia, il rencontrera le président, M. Georgi Parvanov, le premier ministre, M. Sergei Stanishev, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, M. Ivailo Kalfin, et le ministre de la Défense, M. Nickolay Tsonev.  * Le secrétaire gé ...Continue Reading

DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Wed, 21 May 2008 16:59:00 -0500 Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell May 21, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon          MR. MORRELL: Good afternoon and thanks for coming. Sorry to keep you waiting.          Secretary Gates, as you know, is closely followin ...Continue Reading