Working lunch of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers, Brussels, NATO Headquarters – 9 February 2005

An informal luncheon of Alliance Foreign Ministers at NATO HQ on 9 February 2005 saw broad agreement on the way ahead for NATO in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East and the Balkans. The meeting was the first with the new US Secretary of State, Ms. Condoleezza Rice. It provided Ministers with an opportunity to discuss freely the way ahead for NATO in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East and the Balkans.

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