Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers Warsaw, Poland, 24 - 25 September 2002 Who's who ? Ministers of Defence Secretary General Contents Press Releases Speeches, photos and audio Downloads Logo (77Kb) Wallpaper Host Country website Welcome Ministers of Defence from the 19 NATO member countries held an informal meeting in Warsaw on 24 and 25 September to discuss key issues on NATO's agenda. Informal meetings of NATO Defence of Ministers are held once a year in addition to formal meetings held twice a year. Press Releases NATO Press Release (2002)087 - 27 June 2002 Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers (IM 2002) - Warsaw, Poland, 24 - 25 September 2002 - Media Advisory OTAN Communiqué de presse (2002)087 - 27 juin 2002 Runion informelle des ministres de la Dfense (IM 2002) à Varsovie (Pologne), 24 - 25 septembre 2002 - Note à la presse NATO Press Release - 25 September 2002 Press Guidelines for the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers, Warsaw, 24-25 September 2002 OTAN Communiqué de presse - 25 septembre 2002 Elments destins la presse pour la runion informelle des Ministres de la dfense qui se tiendra les 24 et 25 septembre 2002 22 September 2002 Walk-about in the NATO Media Centre of the Polish Minister of Defence, Mr. Jerzy Szmajdzinski Photos   23 September 2002 Scenes of Warsaw Photos   NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson's walk-about in the Media Centre accompanied by the Polish Minister of Defence, Jerzy Szmajdzinski Photos   NATO - Poland Bilateral Meeting Photos   Welcoming Reception at the Presidential Palace Photos Address by the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski Intervention du Prsident de la Rpublique de Pologne, P, Aleksander Kwasniewski MP3/5.19Mb (in Polish) Remarks by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson MP3/5.54Mb 24 September 2002 NATO - US Bilateral Meeting Photos   Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Photos   Opening Statement by the Chairman, Lord Robertson MP3/1.9Mb Remarks by the Polish Minister of Defence, Jerzy Szmajdzinski MP3/1.76Mb (in Polish) MP3/1.73Mb (in English) Family Portrait Photos   Press Conference Photos   Media Statement by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson MP3/4.3Mb Questions and answers by journalists MP3/5.9Mb 25 September 2002 NATO - Russia Bilateral meeting Photos   Opening statement by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson - Meeting with the Russian Minister of Defence Photos MP3/1.39Mb Press Conference     Press Conference by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson following the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council Photos MP3/2.46Mb Questions & Answers MP3/5.65Mb Press Conference by US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld MP3/14.8Mb Additional information: US Department of Defense: Interview with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz by NATO Journalists - 24 Sept. 2002 News Conference by US Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld - 24 Sept. 2002