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Ioan Mircea Pascu, minister of National Defence will participate between October 28 and 29, 04 to the international conference “Global NATO?” organized in Hague, Holland invited by the Dutch Institute of International Relations “Clingendael” and the Center for Transatlantic Relations of “Johns Hopkins” University. The manifestation gathers officials from ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs from NATO member states, politicians from international organizations, representatives of the academic environment, analysts and researchers, journalists.
The issues to be debated are the Alliance’s direct military implication in Afghanistan and the post war situation in Iraq, the future role of NATO according to the missions and the geographical area, the relations with other global institutions – European Union, UN and others.
Requested by the hosts, Ioan Mircea Pascu will deliver a speech October 29, 04 in the morning at the opening of the Conference presenting the Romanian position in NATO’s future role and the transatlantic cooperation. The ending speech will be delivered by Jaap de Hoopp Scheffer, NATO General Secretary.
In the afternoon the minister of National Defence will have a meeting with the Dutch minister of Defence, Mr. Henk Kamp and will participate to the reception offered by the Romanian embassy in Hague for celebrating the Day of the Romanian Armed Forces.
MoND Press Office