NATO Summit
BUCHAREST - will be the biggest NATO Summit, given the number of partners and other international organisations who will be present. Meetings with partners will be an integral part of the Summit, such as in the EAPC lunch, the NATO-Russia Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission.
Bucharest will be the biggest NATO Summit, given the number of partners and other international organisations who will be present. In this context, meetings with partners will be an integral part of the Summit, such as in the EAPC lunch, the NATO-Russia Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission.
At Bucharest, Allied leaders will carry forward decisions taken at the Riga Summit and review the evolution of NATO’s main commitments, which are all mutually reinforcing. Heads of State and Government will assess the situation in Afghanistan and Kosovo, as well as in other regions where NATO is engaged. NATO’s operations and missions are a driving force for the transformation of the Alliance and, in parallel, demonstrate the ability of the Organization to project security and practise solidarity in very different circumstances.
Enlargement will also be high on the agenda with potential invitations for accession being made at the summit. This area of interest illustrates how a growing number of Euro-Atlantic countries consider the Alliance to be a fundamental platform where political consensus on transatlantic political and security issues can be transformed into action.
The Heads of State and Government will also look at broader issues of Euro-Atlantic integration, including how to deepen our engagement with our Partners, notably in the Western Balkans, and how to respond to their Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
Being able to sustain operations, together with the ability to confront security threats in an effective and unified way will also constitute major items on the summit agenda. Allied leaders will therefore review NATO’s capacity to provide forces for operations and examine ways and means of preparing for future security challenges.
General
1. Meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at Heads of State and Government level will be held in Bucharest, Romania, on 2, 3 and 4 April 2008. There will also be a high-level expanded meeting on Afghanistan. Meetings of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the NATO-Ukraine Commission and the NATO-Russia Council will also be held at Summit level in Bucharest.
2. The Summit will be chaired by the Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The Romanian President, H.E. Mr. Traian Băsescu will host the meetings.
Accreditation
3. Media representatives wishing to cover the Summit must request accreditation. Applications for accreditation can only be made on-line via internet, by clicking on the following link: https://my.hq.nato.int/jas.
4. Applications for accreditation should be made no later than 19h00 on Saturday, 29 March 2008. Applications received after 19h00 on Saturday, 29 March 2008 will not be processed.
5. The accreditation process requires interested media representatives to create a user name and password and to provide a digital picture (3.5 x 4.5 cm passport-size photograph in JPEG format, less than 100kb in size). Those with an already-defined user name and password can use their existing profile for this request.
6. Media representatives having completed the request for accreditation on the internet are encouraged to bring a print-out of the request confirmation.
7. Media passes must be picked up in person at the Media Accreditation Office upon presentation of a valid I.D. card or passport and a valid press card (or letter of accreditation from a recognised media organisation).
8. The Media Accreditation Office will be located in a temporary structure in Izvor Park, Bucharest, across from the meeting venue and Media Centre.
Programme and Pools
10. Accredited media representatives will receive a programme and media handbook upon receipt of their media pass from the Media Accreditation Office.
11. The Secretary General will brief the media on 3 April and on 4 April. Precise times will appear in the media programme and are subject to change. On 3 April, press conferences are foreseen one before lunch and the other before the evening programme. On 4 April, press conferences are foreseen one mid-morning, and the other before lunch.
12. Some media events are open to all media representatives, others are restricted. Press briefings are typically open media events. Restricted events include the coverage of opening sessions in the Council chambers, the official photographs and official arrivals. Restricted events can be covered by photographers and cameramen only, via a system of pool cards.
