NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO VISIT ITALY

The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Rome on  Tuesday 3 July 2007.

During his visit, the Secretary General will meet with the President, Mr. Giorgio Napolitano, the Prime Minister, Mr. Romano Prodi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Massimo d’Alema and the Minister of Defence, Mr. Arturo Parisi.

The Secretary General will also speak at the conference “The rule of law in Afghanistan” and meet on that occasion with the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon and the Afghan President, Mr. Hamid Karzai.

Media advisory

1200               The NATO Secretary General , Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the Prime Minister, Mr. Romano Prodi jointly meet the press. – Residence of the Prime Minister  - Open coverage.

The programme of the visit is subject to change.  For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service at tel:  +32 2 707 50 41, fax +32 2 707 50 57.