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Updated: 07-Aug-2001 Week of 9 - 15 July 2001

9 July 2001
President of Romania at NATO HQ

The President of Romania, H.E. Ion Iliescu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mircea Dan Geoana, met with Lord Robertson on 9 July. They discussed the situation in the Balkans and Romania's involvement in the region. They also raised the question of NATO enlargement and Romania's participation in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme. Romania was the first country to join the PfP programme in 1994.

9 July 2001
NATO parliamentarians discuss current issues

An overview of all current issues pertaining to NATO and its partners are being covered during a five-day meeting of the New Parliamentarian Initiative, 9-13 July. This is the second meeting organised by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for this group, originally known as the Young Parliamentarian Initiative.

12 July 2001
Official NATO visit to the Balkans

NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, and the Alliance's 19 Permanent Representatives went on a visit to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12-13 July, where they were fully briefed on developments in these countries.

12 July 2001
Seminar on international deployment of disaster relief units

Disaster relief professionals from NATO and Partner countries and international organisations gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12-13 July 2001 for a seminar held in the framework of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and Partnership for Peace.