** 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

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=2855 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 069-07 June 22, 2007 Iraq Assistance Group Commander to Brief Live From Iraq Army Brig. Gen. Dana Pittard, commander of the Iraq Assistance Group, will brief live from Iraq at 9 a.m. ...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=3998 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Lieutenant General Ray Odierno, U.S. Army, Commander, Multinational Corps Iraq June 22, 2007 DoD Special Briefing with Lt. Gen. Odierno from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Ar ...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=3997 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Undersecretary Of Defense For Policy June 21, 2007 DoD Special Briefing on Africa Command with Mr. Ryan Henry from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Ar ...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=3995 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Colonel Martin Schweitzer, Commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division; And Major General Abdul Khaliq, Commander, Afghan National Army 203rd Corps June 20, 200 ...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=2854 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 068-07 June 20, 2007 Commanders To Brief Live From Afghanistan On Security And Development U.S. Army Col. Jonathan Ives, commander, Task Force Cincinnatus, Combined Joint Task Force-82 ...Continue Reading

** 20 June/juin 2007* COMMUNIQUE*  * PR/CP(2007)075*  * *  ALLIES AGREE ON STRATEGIC AIRLIFT  CAPABILITY INITIATIVE*   NATO Allies agreed today to set up a new NATO agency to acquire and manage C-17 strategic transport aircraft on behalf of a group of 15 NATO nations and two Partnership for Peace countries.  Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer welcomed the decision.  “The Strategic Airlift Capability initiative will help address NATOÂ’s ...Continue Reading

** PR/CP (2007)074 20 June/juin 2007 Visite du Secrétaire général de l'OTAN au Canada   Le Secrétaire général de lÂ’OTAN, M. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, se rendra au Canada les 21 et 22 juin 2007.   Il rencontrera le premier ministre canadien, M. Stephen Harper, le ministre des affaires étrangères, M. Peter MacKay, et le ministre de la défense, M. Gordon OÂ’Conn ...Continue Reading