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NATO Strasbourg/Kehl summitâ€™s working program revealed

02 April 2009 08:27 (UTC +04:00)

The heads of states and governments of NATO member countries will discuss the common and strategic challenges at the allianceâ€™s 60thn anniversary summit and search the prospects of NATO place in the Euro-Atlantic security context for the elaboration of new strategic concept, APA European bureau reports. NATO strategy in Afghanistan, situation in Kosovo, US new governmentâ€™s strategy on ISAF and KFOR, the allianceâ€™s defense system and transformation of mechanisms of arms control, relations with Russia, Franceâ€™s intention for full-right back to NATOâ€™s military wing and its impact on NATO-EU relations will be on agenda.

The heads of states and governments, foreign and defense ministers of NATO member countries, their permanent representatives to the alliance, NATO Secretary General, chief of the military committee, European Commander-in-Chief of ally forces and Commander-in-Chief of the transformation forces will attend the summit in Strasbourg. US President Barack Obama will arrive in Strasbourg in the morning on Friday. Before the summit, he will have a dinner with French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and will meet with youth at the municipality. Obama and Sarkozy will hold joint press conference. In the evening, the summit participants will attend the dinner party in Baden Baden, Germany. On April 4, Nicolas Sarkozy will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. NATO leaders will walk from Strasbourg, France to Kehl, Germany.