** Keynote address by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the EAPC Security Forum in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*  Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me a great pleasure, as the Chairman of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, to set the scene for our discussions today.  Our first event of this nature, held two years ago, in Ã…re, Sweden, was a real success.  And I have similar high hopes for todayÂ’s meeting.  After all, g ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2858 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 072-07 June 28, 2007 Multi-National Division Baghdad Commander to Brief Live From Iraq Army Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., commanding general of Multi-National Division Bagh ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2859 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 073-07 June 28, 2007 Commander to Discuss Reconstruction Progress Live from Afghanistan Army Col. William Bulen, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Afghanistan En ...Continue Reading

** 28 June/juin 2007 PR/CP(2007)077 NATO Secretary General to visit Kosovo Friday, 29 June 2007   The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Kosovo on Friday, 29 June 2007.  During the visit, he will meet in Pristina with the members of the Unity Team: President Fatmir Sejdiu, Prime Minister Agim Ceku, the Speaker of Parliament Mr. Koli Berisha and Mr. Hashim Thaci.   The Secretary General will also meet with  the United Nations Secretary GeneralÂ’s Special Re ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)076 28 June/juin 2007 NATO Secretary General to attend the EAPC Security Forum in Ohrid, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[1]  28–29 June 2007 The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will attend the EAPC Security Forum in Ohrid from 28 – 29 June 2007 and will open the plenary session with the speech: “Promoting Peace and Stability: Current Challenges and Solut ...Continue Reading

** 25 June – 1 July 26 June 2007 NATO and Russia reaffirm relations at anniversary Russian President Putin said NATO-Russia relations have “transferred from the period of confrontation to a period of cooperation”, following a special meeting in Moscow to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the NATO-Russia Council, 26 June.More... 28-29 June 2007 Ohrid forum to discuss Balkans, Afghanistan and energy security Ministers and senior officials from NATO and Partner countries will discuss Kosovo and the future of ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2857 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 071-07 June 27, 2007 Commanders to Brief Live From Afghanistan on Security and Development U.S. Army Col. Jonathan Ives, commander, Task Force Cincinnatus, Combined Joint T ...Continue Reading

** Issue ¹ 3/2007 NATO and Russia reaffirm relations at anniversary Russian President Putin said NATO-Russia relations have “transferred from the period of confrontation to a period of cooperation”, following a special meeting in Moscow to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the NATO-Russia Council, 26 June. more>> NATO-Russia commemorationbegins in St. Petersburg A special NATO-Russia seminar in St. Petersburg, 25 June, kicked off a two-day commemoration of the five-year anniversar ...Continue Reading

** Issue: 3/2007 NATO welcomes Ukraine progress Following a meeting of NATO-Ukraine Defence Ministers, 14 June, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance welcomed agreement in Ukraine on the date of the upcoming elections. more>> Ukrainian ship joins NATO counter-terrorist operation in Mediterranean A Ukrainian frigate, the URS Ternopil, is now actively supporting Operation Active Endeavour, NATO’s maritime counter-terrorist operation in the Mediterranean, ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3999 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry June 22, 2007 11:00 AM EDT Principal Deputy Under Secretary Henry Briefing at the State Department Foreign Pre ...Continue Reading