** 23-29 April 2007 26-27 Apr 2007 Afghanistan, missile defence top Oslo agenda NATO Foreign Ministers reiterated their belief that US missile defence plans do not upset the strategic balance in Europe and expressed optimism on the progress in Afghanistan.More... 26 Apr 2007 NATO-Russia Ministers hold intensive discussions Practical NATO-Russia cooperation, missile defence, and the CFE treaty were the three main issues discussed by Foreign Ministers at a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in Oslo, 26 April ...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=3951 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq Gen. David Petraeus April 26, 2007 10:00 AM EDT DoD News Briefing with Gen. Petraeus from the Pentagon GEN. PETRAEUS: Well go ...Continue Reading

** *NATO PA SPRING SESSION TO BE HELD IN * *Madeira**, **Portugal*** *25-28 May 2007* * *   Portugal will host the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Spring Session, bringing together in Madeira some 340 parliamentarians from North America and Europe, from 25 –28 May 2007. The Plenary session on Friday 25 will be addressed by NATO PA's President, Jose LELLO followed by Mr José SOCRATES, Prime Minister of Portugal.  The session will be marked by the presence of NATO Secre ...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=3950 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. Commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus April 25, 2007 Media Stakeout with Gen. Petraeus After a Closed Briefing with U.S. Senators from The Crypt, The Capitol, Washin ...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=3949 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Polish Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo April 24, 2007 Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Gates and Minister Szczyglo ...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=3948 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung April 25, 2007 Press Conference with Secretary of Defense Gates and Minister of Defense ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* PR/CP (2007)042 25 April/avril 2007 Montenegro* to sign PfP Security Agreement with NATO*  * The Minister of Defence of Montenegro, Mr. Boro Vucinic will visit the NATO Headquarters on Wednesday, 25 April 2007. He will meet with Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo and sign the Partnership for Peace Security Agreement.  *  * Le Monténégro signe lÂ’accord de sécuri ...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=3947 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter-Narcotics, Counter-Proliferation And Global Threats April 24, 2007 DoD Briefing with Deputy Assistant Secretary Douglas from ...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=3946 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Russian Minister of Defense Serdyukov April 24, 2007 Statements By Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates And Russian Minister Of Defense ...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=3944 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Col. Martin Schweitzer April 24, 2007 9:00 AM EDT DoD News Briefing with Col. Schweitzer from Afghanistan ...Continue Reading