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Speeches 1997

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January

14 January 1997
L'Alliance à la veille du XXIe siècle - Discours du Secrétaire général à l'Institut royal des relations internationales.

16 January 1997
The New NATO and the European Security Architecture - Speech by the Secretary General at the Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna, 16 January 1997

17 January 1997
Speech by the Secretary General at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn.

29 January 1997
Secretary General's Council Welcoming Remarks for Bulgarian President Stoyanov at the Council, Brussels.

29 January 1997
Statement by H.E.Mr. Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria to the North Atlantic Council.


February

4 February 1997
Secretary General's Council Welcoming Remarks for Romanian President Constantinescu

4 February 1997
Welcome Speech by the Dean of the North Atlantic Council, Ambassador Leif Mevik, Permanent Representative of Norway

16 February 1997
Military Dimensions of NATO Enlargement: Address by General Klaus Naumann, CMC to the North Atlantic Assembly in Brussels

18 February 1997
Statement by the Secretary General to the Press Conference Following the Meeting of the Council in Ministerial Session.

18 February 1997
Statement by Secretary Madeleine Albright at the North Atlantic Council Special Ministerial Meeting.

18 février 1997
Intervention du Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la France, Hervé de Charette, devant le Conseil Atlantique.

18 February 1997
Statement by Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy.

19 February 1997
Speech by the Secretary General at the Atlantic Treaty Association Council.

20 February 1997
Speech by the Deputy Secretary General at the Workshop on Baltic Security in Tallinn.

21 February 1997
Opening Remarks by the Secretary General at the Meeting with the Polish Prime Minister.

21 February 1997
Address by His Excellency Wodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, before the North Atlantic Council in Permanent Session, Brussels.

21 février 1997
Intervention du Premier Ministre de la République de Pologne, Monsieur Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz à la rencontre avec le Conseil de l'OTAN.

21 February 1997
"A time for cohesion, a time for renewal": Speech by the Secretary General at the CSIS Conference, Brussels

21 février 1997
"L'heure de la cohésion et de la rénovation" : Discours prononcé par le Secrétaire général à la Conférence du CSIS à Bruxelles.



March

4 March 1997
Speech by the Secretary General at Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House

5 March 1997
Keynote Speech by the Deputy Secretary General at the Seminar on "The Future of Partnership for Peace", Prague.

11 March 1997
"Implications of NATO Enlargement" : Address by Ambassador Donald J. McConnell NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General For Political Affairs at the WEU Assembly Colloquium in Athens

18 March 1997
Keynote Speech by the Deputy Secretary General on the Fourth NATO-Japan Security Conference, Tokyo

21 March 1997
Secretary General's Council Welcoming Remarks on the visit by his Majesty, King Albert II, of Belgium

21 March 1997
Allocution par le Représentant permanent de la Turquie au Conseil Atlantique, Ambassadeur Tugay Özçeri à l'occasion de la visite de Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges.

21 maart 1997
Toespraak van Z.M. de Koning der Belgen tot de Navo-Raad

21 mars 1997
Allocution de Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges au Conseil de l'OTAN

26 mars 1997
"L'élargissement de l'OTAN et la Russie" Discours du Secrétaire général délégué à l'Université du Québec à Montréal


April

11 avril 1997
Dinner Remarks by the Secretary General, Ottawa.

22 avril 1997
Allocution du Secrétaire général devant la Commission de la Défense du Parlement belge

23 avril 1997
"The Role of NATO for Europe's Security" - Address by the Deputy Secretary General at the Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik e.V, Bonn-Bad Godesberg

23 April 1997 RealAudio
News Conference Chairman of the Military Committee after the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session

23 April 1997 RealAudio
News Conference Chairman of the Military Committee: Questions & Answers after the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session

24 April 1997
"Towards and Beyond the Madrid Summit" - Remarks by the Secretary General at SHAPEX-97.

24-26 April 1997
"The Enlargement of NATO" - Keynote Speech by ASG/DS, Admiral Norman Ray, Assistant Secretary General, Defence Support Division at the Conference on "Central and Eastern Europe and Euro-Atlantic Security", Slovenia

26 April 1997
Discours du Secrétaire général délégué à la réunion générale annuelle de l'association des retraités de l'OTAN.

28 April 1997
"Political Implications of NATO Enlargement" - Presentation by Gebhardt von Moltke, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs at the NATO Defence College/North Atlantic Assembly Symposium on the Adaptation of the Alliance, Rome.


May

2-3 May 1997
Speech by Daniel George, Director of Economics, Political Affairs Division at the Séminaire Européen on the Future Role of WEU, Athens.

2-3 mai 1997
Discours de M. Daniel George, Directeur des affaires économiques, Division des affaires politiques au Séminaire européen sur le rôle futur de l'UEO, Athènes.

4-5 May 1997
Speaking Notes for the Secretary General for his Afternoon Remarks at the SACLANT Seminar - Lisbon, Portugal

7 May 1997
Speech by the Secretary General at the "Ukraine House" in Kyiv, Ukraine

12 May 1997
Address by the Deputy Secretary General at the Marshall Centre Class

27 May 1997 RealAudio
Secretary General's Remarks at the Signing Ceremony of the NATO-Russia Founding Act, Paris

27 May 1997
Speeches by official national representatives at the NATO-Russia Summit in Paris.

29 May 1997
Opening Statement by the Secretary General at the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, Sintra, Portugal

29 May 1997
Speaking Notes by the Secretary General at the Initialling Ceremony of the NATO-Ukraine Charter, Sintra, Portugal

29 May 1997
Statement to the Press by the Secretary General following the Meeting of the NAC Ministerial in Sintra.

29 May 1997 RealAudio
Statement to the Press followed by Q&A by the Secretary General following the Meeting of the NAC Ministerial in Sintra, Portugal

30 May 1997
Speaking Notes by the Secretary General at the Meeting of the NACC/EAPC in Sintra, Portugal.

30 May 1997
Statement to the Press by the Secretary General following the ministerial meeting of the NACC/EAPC in Sintra, Portugal

30 May 1997
Speech by the NATO Secretary General at the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board.

29-30 May 1997
Speeches by official national representatives at the Ministerial Meeting of the NAC/NACC/EAPC in Sintra, Portugal.


June

2 June 1997
"El presente y el futuro de la OTAN"
Discurso del Secretario General en la Academia Militar de Zaragoza, Espaa.

12 June 1997
Speaking Notes for the Chairman at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session

13 June 1997 - also in RealAudio
Secretary General's Statement to the Press after the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session

13 June 1997
Opening Statement by the Secretary General at the Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Defence Ministers Session

13 June 1997 - also in RealAudio
Statement to the Press by Secretary General following the meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Defence Minister Session

12-13 June 1997
Speeches by official national representatives at the Spring Meeting of the NATO Defense Ministers at NATO HQ, Brussels.

16 juin 1997
Vers le Sommet de Madrid - Allocution du Secrtaire gnral de l'OTAN devant la Commission de la dfense et des affaires trangres du Parlement europen.

18 juin 1997
Propos introductifs du Secrtaire gnral la visite du Conseiller fdral suisse et Directeur du Dpartement militaire fdral, M. Adolf Ogi, Bruxelles, 18 juin 1997.

18 June 1997
Declaration of Federal Councillor Adolf Ogi, Head of the Swiss Federal Military Department, at the ceremony of mutual acceptance of the Swiss IPP by Switzerland and NATO.

23 June 1997
Transcript: Press Conference by Dr. Javier Solana

25 June 1997
Welcoming Remarks by NATO Secretary General, H.E. Javier Solana, at the 1997 NATO Economics Colloquium

26 June 1997
Remarks by the Secretary General at the Presentation Ceremony of the NATO Medal to SACEUR, General George A. Joulwan.


July

8 July 1997 -
Public Opening Statement by the Secretary General.

8 July 1997 -
Statement by the Secretary General after the NATO Summit Meeting

8 July 1997 -
Opening Statement by the Secretary General to the Press Conference following the Madrid Summit

9 July 1997 -
Secretary General's Remarks at the Signing Ceremony of the NATO-Ukraine Charter

9 July 1997 -
Opening Statement by the Chairman of the EAPC.

9 July 1997
Press Statement by the Secretary General following the Meeting of Allied and Partner Heads of State and Government

8-9 July 1997
Speeches by official national representatives at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain.

11 July 1997
Remarks by the Secretary General at the change of command ceremony for SACEUR

24 July 1997
Speech by Secretary General Javier Solana at the American University, Washington

29 July 1997
Speech by NATO Secretary General Javier Solana at the Columbia University, New York

30 July 1997
Remarks by Secretary General Javier Solana at the Change of Command Ceremony


September

10 September 1997
Welcoming Remarks by the Secretary General at the Visit of the Albanian Prime Minister

10 September 1997
Address of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, H.E. Mr. Fatos NANO, before the North Atlantic Council.

12 September 1997
Statement to the Press by the NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana in Sarajevo.

12 September 1997
Statement by the NATO Secretary General, Dr. Javier Solana in Sarajevo.

19 September 1997
Speech by the Deputy Secretary General at the Standing Conference of Atlantic Organisations in Budapest

26 September 1997
Press Statement by the Secretary General following the PJC Ministerial in New York

26 September 1997
A Workable Security Architecture: Speech by the Deputy Secretary General at the Antalya Conference on Security and Cooperation


October

1 October 1997 - 9H45
Secretary General's Opening Comments at the Informal Meeting of the NATO Defence Ministers.

3 October 1997
European Security with an enlarged NATO - Keynote speech by the NATO Secretary General at the Conference on "NATO Enlargement: Implications for Italy", Rome.

6 October 1997
End of the Century: Opportunities and Risks - Remarks by the NATO Secretary General at University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

6 Octubre 1997
"Fin De Siglo: Las Oportunidades Y Los Riesgos" Conferencia del Excmo.Sr.D. Javier Solana Secretario General de la OTAN - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

7 October 1997
Speech by the Deputy Secretary General at the ATA Meeting Sofia.

9 October 1997
"Security through NATO in the 21st Century: Vision to Reality" - Opening Remarks by ASG/DS, Admiral Norman Ray at the SACLANT/RUSI International Security Symposium in London.

13 October 1997
Address by Mr. Javier Solana, Secretary General of NATO at the 43rd Annual Session of the North Atlantic Assembly / Discours du Secrtaire gnral la 43e session annuelle de l'Assemble de l'Atlantique Nord, Bucarest

15 October 1997
"NATO's Role in Building Cooperative Security in Europe and Beyond" - Remarks by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana

15 October 1997
A New NATO For A New Century - Address by General Klaus Naumann, Chairman of the Military Committee

16 October 1997
Remarks by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana at the Orange County World Affairs Council in Irvine, California

17 October 1997
Remarks by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana at Stanford University

21 October 1997
Remarks by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana at the American Chamber of Commerce, Brussels


November

7 November 1997
"NATO-Russia Relations at the Turn of the Century" - Speech by the Secretary General at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Berlin

7 November 1997
Speech by the Deputy Secretary General to a NADEFCOL Group at NATO HQ.

8 November 1997
Points raised by the Secretary General of NATO at the European Forum Berlin, Panel on "Pan-European Peacekeeping"

10 November 1997
Speech by Dr. Javier Solana, Secretary General of NATO at Ce.Mi.S.S/RAND International Conference on "The Future of NATO's Mediterranean Initiative", Rome

12 November 1997
Introductory Remarks by Deputy Secretary General to a George Marshall Centre Class.

14 novembre 1997
Discours du Secrtaire gnral Genve devant l'Association suisse de politique trangre

18 November 1997
Speech by the NATO Secretary General, at the WEU Ministerial meeting, Erfurt 18 November 1997

19 November 1997
"NATO Beyond Enlargement" - Remarks by the Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, to the UK Atlantic Council London.



December

2 December 1997
Speaking Notes for the Chairman at the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session

2 December 1997
Points for Secretary General's Statement to the Press after the Defence Ministers' Meeting

4 December 1997
Speech by the Secretary General at the WEU Assembly, Paris

9 December 1997
Intervention by the Secretary General, Meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, Bonn - 9 December

16 December 1997
Opening Statement by the Secretary General at the Meeting of the Council in Ministerial Session

16 December 1997
Points for Secretary General's Statement to the Press after the Meeting of the Council in Ministerial Session

16 December 1997
Statement by the Secretary General at the Ceremony of the Signing of the Protocols of Accession with the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

16 December 1997
Opening Statement by the Secretary General at the Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission and NATO-Ukraine Political Consultations at Foreign Minister Level.

17 December 1997
Opening Statement by the Chairman at the Meeting of the EAPC in Foreign Ministers Meeting

17 December 1997
Press Conference by the Secretary General after the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council

19 December 1997
Press Statement by NATO Secretary General, Javier Solana in Sarajevo


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