18 Jul - Delegations of NATO Member States to arrive in Riga for preparatory visit

As the Meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government approaches, several delegations of NATO Member States will visit Riga in July in order to discuss topical issues regarding organization of NATO Summit.

Romanian and Polish delegations visited Riga on July 17th and 18th, on July 25th representatives from Turkey and on July 26th – a task group from Italy are to arrive in Riga. Representatives from the United Kingdom have already visited Latvia, while visits of delegations from Canada, Norway and Estonia are planned for September.

14 Jul - Speech by NATO Secretary General at the Forum „Building Bridges for the Next Generation”

"... At the end of November, Riga will host a Summit meeting of NATO’s Heads of State and Government. The Riga Summit will consolidate and reinforce the evolution of NATO to continue to defend the interests and values of its member states, of course maintaining the Article V commitment at its heart. In this very city the leaders of NATO nations will further shape the Alliance in view of 21st century challenges."

Riga, Latvia
14.07.2006

14 Jul - Speech by NATO Secretary General in Cesis at the event marking the 800th anniversary of the city

14 Jul - NATO Secretary General satisfied with the NATO Summit to be held in Riga

„I am sure Riga is an excellent choice for hosting the meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government”, the Secretary General of NATO Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said today at the meeting with the Head of NATO Summit Task Force Mr. Edgars Rinkevics and the Latvia Task Force.

14 Jul - President of Latvia meets NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga met NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Riga Castle today and discussed the NATO summit expected in Riga at the end of November. The President expressed satisfaction with the fact that Latvia and NATO actively co-operate for the successful organization of the summit and used the opportunity to thank both NATO Secretary-General and his team as well as the Latvian working group for their efforts in organizing the summit.

14 Jul - Secretary General pleased with preparations for NATO Summit

On 14 July 2006, during the meeting with Latvian Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks, NATO Secretary General, Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed his high appreciation of Latvia's current achievement in preparations for the NATO Summit. As Mr De Hoop Scheffer noted, "I am more than pleased. The preparations are impressive."

14 Jul - Afghanistan – More must be done

Today, thousands of young uniformed men and women from 37 countries -- NATO nations and our partner countries -- are putting their lives on the line far away from home, in Afghanistan. The Taliban, drug lords and common criminals have all stepped up their attacks on our troops, on the Afghan government, and on ordinary Afghan men, women and children. And all with one aim: to drive us away, and put the clock back to 2001.

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,
NATO Secretary General

10 Jul - President of Latvia meets the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair

President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair after their bilateral meeting in the work residence of the UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, London stressed the significance of the expected NATO Riga Summit for the future of the alliance today.

7 Jul - Media opportunities during NATO Secretary General`s visit to Latvia

In July 14 NATO Secretary General visits Latvia. In the framework of the visit the Secretary General will acquaint himself with the preparation process of the upcoming Meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in Latvia at the end of November, as well as meet with the highest officials of Latvia in order to discuss issues concerning organization and content of the Summit.

More detailed information about opportunities for media during the visit of the NATO Secretary General is available here.

7 Jul - NATO’s Riga Summit in focus in Greece

The political preparations for the November NATO Summit in Riga, Latvia, were the focus of a visit by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to Athens on 7 July. More

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