NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels, on 14-15 December 2000 No:243 - December 12, 2000

The North Atlantic Council (NAC), the NATO-Ukraine Commission  (NUC), the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council (PJC) will meet at Foreign Ministers level at NATO headquarters, in Brussels, on 14-15 December 2000.

The Turkish Delegation will be headed by H.E. Foreign Minister Ismail Cem.

The NAC meeting will provide an opportunity for Allies to review the latest developments in the Balkans, particularly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegoniva and matters relating to European Security and Defenc eIdentity.

The EAPC meeting will enable Ministers to exchange views on the ways to enhance Euro-Atlantic security through regional cooperation, especially in South-East Europe, the Caucasus and the Central Asia.

The NUC and PJC meetings will provide an opportunity to review cooperation of NATO with Ukraine and the Russian Federation.