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Mon. 27 Nov. 2006
  Summit preparations and associated events
Tue. 28 Nov. 2006
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Wed. 29 Nov. 2006
  Summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government
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Bullet 29/11/06 - NATO
Riga Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council
Bullet 29/11/06 - NATO
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Bullet NATO Review - 2006 - Issue 4
Reflections on the Riga Summit by Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Bullet NATO Review - 2006 - Issue 4
Reflecting in Riga by Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
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NATO boosts efforts in Afghanistan
 
28 Nov 2006 - Meeting in Riga at the highest political level, NATO Heads of State and Government strengthened their commitment to NATO’s Afghanistan mission, but also called for broader international engagement.
 Other stories
29 Nov 2006 NATO Response Force declared fully operational
29 Nov 2006 NATO sets priorities for new capabilities for next 15 years
29 Nov 2006 New countries could be invited to join NATO in 2008
29 Nov 2006 Alliance offers partnership to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia
29 Nov 2006 NATO launches training initiative for Mediterranean and Middle East
29 Nov 2006 Alliance honours veterans of operations
28 Nov 2006 NATO on track for 2010 theatre missile defence
28 Nov 2006 NATO Secretary General addresses Riga conference
28 Nov 2006 Young Leaders present their Proposals to the NATO Secretary General
27 Nov 2006 C17 airlift capability for NATO displayed
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Monday, 27 November 2006
  Sights of Rīga - Summit venue   photos    
  Summit Exhibition "Transformation in & through action"   photos    

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Young Leaders Forum - "Building Bridges for the Next Generation"

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15:00 Display of a C-17 strategic airlift aircraft in the presence of the NATO Secretary General, the President of Latvia and the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee   photos    
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  • Remarks by the President of Latvia
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    16:10 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General and the President of Latvia   photos    
    16:45 Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General and Latvian Ministers   photos    
    16:45 News conference by the President of Latvia EN photos   .mp3/11.011Kb
    17:25 Joint press point by the NATO Secretary General and the Latvian Prime Minister EN photos .WMV
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  • Questions and answers
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    Small Guild House. Opening gala dinner of the Rīga Conference 2006 “Transforming NATO in a new Global Era” hosted by the President of Latvia, attended 21:30 by the Secretary General of NATO and organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Foundation, the Commission of Strategic Analysis and the German Marshall Fund of the United States   photos    
  • Remarks by the NATO Secretary General
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    Tuesday, 28 November 2006
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    Rīga Conference 2006
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    09:50 Keynote address by the NATO Secretary General at the Rīga Conference EN .WMV
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    Young Leaders Forum
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    10:45 NATO Secretary General’s address to the Young Leaders Forum EN .WMV
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    12:00

    Inauguration of the NATO Summit Transformation Exhibition with the participation of the President of Latvia, the NATO Secretary General and senior NATO military officials

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  • Inauguration remarks by the Secretary General
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  • Inauguration remarks by the President of Latvia
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  • Inauguration remarks by the Chairman of the Military Committee
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    13:05 Signing ceremony of the first major contract for a NATO Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence System   photos .WMV
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    15:45 NATO-US bilateral meeting   photos .WMV
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      Address by the President of the United States George W. Bush to the Rīga Conference and the Young Leaders Forum EN   video  
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    Cultural programme Hosted by the President of Latvia for NATO Heads of State and Government/Heads of Delegations

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    20:15 Working dinner of NATO Heads of State and Government/Heads of Delegations   photos    

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    Wednesday, 29 November 2006

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    09:10 Ceremony honouring military personnel for service in the operational theatres of the Alliance   photos .WMV
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  • Participants
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  • Remarks by the NATO Secretary General
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    09:20 North Atlantic Council meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government      
  • Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General
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  • Opening remarks by the President of Latvia
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  • Presentation by the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
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    PR/CP(2006)0150 - Riga Summit Declaration EN/
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    Comprehensive Political Guidance EN/
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      Tony Blair meets the press   photos    
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    Continuation of the Riga Conference and the Young Leaders to Forum        
    12:10 Official Group Photograph of of Heads of State and Government/Heads of Delegation   photos    
    12:20 NATO Secretary General’s news conference EN photos .WMV
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  • Questions and answers
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      Press conference by the President of France   photos   .mp3/15.234Kb
      Press conferences by Heads of State and Government      
      NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer thanks the Riga Summit Taskforce   photos    

     
     
    1. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.