UK Parliament to host NATO Parliamentary Assembly's 55th Annual Session
The UK Parliament will host the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's 55th Annual Session from Friday 13 to Tuesday 17 November 2009, bringing together in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, some 340 parliamentarians from the 28 NATO member countries from North America and Europe as well as delegates from partner countries and observers to discuss security issues of common concern to all countries.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November will be devoted to the meetings of NATO PA's five Committees: Political, Defense and Security, Science and Technology, Civil Dimension of Security and Economics and Security. Each Committee will discuss reports on a broad range of security and defense topics and will be addressed by high level guest speakers from government, academia, NGO's and NATO.
The Plenary session on Tuesday 17 November will be addressed by NATO Parliamentary Assembly's President, Congressman John Tanner, NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Rt Hon. David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, former NATO Secretary General, Rt Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November will be devoted to the meetings of NATO PA's five Committees: Political, Defense and Security, Science and Technology, Civil Dimension of Security and Economics and Security. Each Committee will discuss reports on a broad range of security and defense topics and will be addressed by high level guest speakers from government, academia, NGO's and NATO.
The Plenary session on Tuesday 17 November will be addressed by NATO Parliamentary Assembly's President, Congressman John Tanner, NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Rt Hon. David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, former NATO Secretary General, Rt Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis.
