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Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers

Seville, Spain - 8-9 February 2007

NATO Defence Ministers discuss in Seville


On 8 and 9 February, NATO Defence Ministers met in Seville, Spain to discuss NATO’s operations, transformation and relations with Partners.  At the opening session of their informal meeting on the first day, deliberations focused on NATO’s missions in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

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Wednesday 7 February 2007 document audio photo video
  Sights of Seville Working Lunch of the NATO Secretary General and the Spanish Minister of Defence with representatives of the successor generation, Fundación para las tres culturas     photo  
Thursday 8 February 2007 document audio photo video
13:00 Working Lunch of the NATO Secretary General and the Spanish Minister of Defence with representatives of the successor generation, Fundación para las tres culturas     photo  
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  NATO-Spain Bilateral meeting     photo  
  Press point by the NATO Secretary General and the Spanish Minister of Defence ENG MP3
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15:15 Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers     photo  
  Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
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  Welcoming remarks by the Spanish Minister of Defence ENG MP3
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17:00 Press briefing by the NATO Spokesman ENG MP3
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17:35 Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with the Afghan Defence Minister     photo  
  Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
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  Remarks by the Afghan Defence Minister ENG MP3
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18:40 News conference by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
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Q&A MP3
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  News conference by US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates   MP3
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20:00 Informal dinner of Ministers hosted by the Spanish Minister of Defence     photo  
Friday 9 February 2007 document audio photo video
8:30 Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (no coverage)        
  NATO-Russia Bilateral meeting     photo  
11:30 Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council     photo  
  Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
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12:45 News conference by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
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Q&A ENG MP3
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  News conference by Russian Minister of Defence of Russia, Sergey Ivanov   MP3
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13:15 Informal working lunch with Mediterranean Dialogue Defence Ministers photo  
  Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General ENG MP3
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14:50 Official group photograph     photo  

For the media
NATO Press Release(2006)160 - 19 December 2006
Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (IDM 1-2007), Sevilla, Spain, 8-9 February 2007 (Revised visa requirements)
OTAN Communiqué de presse (2006)160 - 19 décembre 2006
Réunion informelle des ministres de la Défense des pays de l’OTAN, (IDM 1 -2007), Séville, Espagne, 8 - 9 février 2007 (Révision concernant les visas)