*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* 22 March 2007PR/CP(2007)033Visit of Albanian Defence MinisterThe Minister of Defence of Albania, Mr. Fatmir Mediu, will visit NATO Headquarters on Friday 23 March 2007, and will meet with the Secretary General,  Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.There will be no media opportunity.------------------------------------------Visite du ministre de la défense albanaisLe ministre de la défense de lÂ’Albanie, M. Fat ...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=3909 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 Director for Regional Operations, Joint Staff J-3 Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero March 20, 2007 11:00 AM EDT DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Barbero from the Pentagon ...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=2811 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 025-07 March 21, 2007 Civilain Police Assistance Training Team Commander to Brief Live From Iraq Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth W. Hunzeker, commanding general of the Civilian Police ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* PR/CP (2007)032 21 March/mars 2007 NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO VISIT THE NETHERLANDS The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to The Hague on Thursday 22 March 2007. He will meet with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Deputy Prime Ministers Wouter Bos and André Rouvoet, Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen, Minister of Defence Eimert van Middelkoop and with Developm ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* *NATO PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT PAKISTAN*   A delegation of the NATO PAÂ’s Political Committee visited Pakistan on 14-18 March on a fact-finding mission to learn about PakistanÂ’s security issues, including the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan.  This was the first visit ever of a NATO PA delegation to the country. The legislators, led by *Karl A. Lamers* (Germany), Vice President of the NATO PA, held discussio ...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=3908 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 March 16, 2007 Defense of Department Media Availability With Secretary Of Defense Gates from the SECDEF's Plane, Enroute To Washington DC ...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=3906 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 J.B. Burton, U.S. Army, Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division March 16, 2007 DoD Special News Briefing with Colonel Burton from the Pentagon Bri ...Continue Reading

12-18 March 2007 "NATO Update" provides up-to-date news on NATO activities andevents. Conceived for the general public, it aims to give a broadoverview ofAlliance-wide initiatives. Visit of senior Afghan Parliamentary delegation to NATO On 12 March 2007, a senior Afghan delegation, led by Mr. Younus Qanooni, Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels. More... Major operation progresses in southern ...Continue Reading

** 16 March/mars 2007* NOTE*  * PR/CP(2007) 031* Kazakh and *UK* scientists win prestigious NATO Science Prize*   The NATO Science Partnership Prize for 2007 will be awarded to scientists from Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom for excellent collaboration in a NATO-sponsored project on radiological risk in Kazakhstan.  The Prize will be awarded by the NATO Deputy Secretary General in a ceremony at NATO Headquarters on Thursday, 22 March 2007.   Professor Mukash B ...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=2810 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 024-07 March 15, 2007 1st Infantry Division Brigade Combat Team Commander to Brief Live From Iraq Army Col. J.B. Burton, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division ...Continue Reading