** 14-20 May 2007 19 May 2007 NATO and Partners tackle civil emergency exercise in Croatia Beginning on 19 May, Croatia will host a challenging civil emergency exercise; the fictional scenario will comprise facing a devastating earthquake, further aggravated by chemical leaks in an industrial seaport and a terrorist threat…More... 14 May 2007 Statement on Armenian elections The NATO Secretary General “noted with satisfaction that this weekend’s parliamentary elections were considered by international monitor ...Continue Reading

** 15 May/mai 2007PR/CP(2007)053 EXERCISE « IDASSA 2007 » The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC)  will conduct from 19 to 24 May 2007 the disaster response exercise “Idassa 2007”  in the coastal Zadar county of Croatia.  Twenty-one Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) nations will participate in the exercise,  by deploying some 40 national expert te ...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=2835 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 049-07 May 15, 2007 2006 Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards The 2006 Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement awards will be presented May 16, 2007, at ...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=2834 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 048-07 May 15, 2007 Reserve Affairs Briefing Announced Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas Hall will brief at 10:30 a.m. EST, May 16, in the DoD briefing studio, Pentagon ...Continue Reading

** 14 May/mai 2007* COMMUNIQUE*  * PR/CP(2007)052* Déclaration du Secrétaire général de lÂ’OTAN sur les élections législatives en Arménie**  *  * JÂ’ai noté avec satisfaction que les élections législatives ayant eu lieu ce week-end en Arménie ont été considérées par les obs ...Continue Reading

Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission) NATO Press Release(2007)50 14 May 2007 Visit of the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde The Foreign Minister of Capa Verde, Mr. Victor Borjes, visited NATO Headquarters today, Monday 14 May 2007, and met with the Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. There was no media opportunity. ______________________________________________________ Visite du Ministre des affaires étrangères du Cap Vert Le Ministre des aff ...Continue Reading

** 14 May/mai 2007 PR/CP(2007)051 Visit of Estonian Defence Minister* * * The Defence Minister of Estonia, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, visited NATO Headquarters today, Monday 14 May 2007, and met with the Secretary General,  Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.   There was no media opportunity. Visite du Ministre de la défense estonien   Le ministre de la défense de lÂ’Estonie, M. Jaak Aaviksoo, a effectué une visite au siège de lÂ’OTAN auj ...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=3961 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: U.S. Army Commander of Multnational Division North and the 25th Infantry Division Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon May 11, 2007 DoD Special Security Operations Briefing with Maj. ...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=2832 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 046-07 May 10, 2007 Multinational Division--North Commander to Brief Live from Iraq Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, commander of Multinational Division-North and the 25t ...Continue Reading

** 7 - 13 May 2007 10 May 2007 NATO Member and Partner Chiefs of Defence conclude meetings Chiefs of defence from the 26 NATO member nations today wrapped up two days of intensive discussions at NATO Headquarters on a wide range of military-related issues.More... 8 May 2007 NATO and Pakistan boost cooperation NATO and Pakistan agreed to hold regular high-level political exchanges during the first visit by a NATO Secretary General to the country, 8 May.More... 10 May 2007 Ukrainian ship to join NATO's coun ...Continue Reading