Ministerial Meetings (NATO)

HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c226W

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met the Secretary-General of NATO; and if he will make a statement. [62185]

Mr. Hoon

I met Lord Robertson on 6–7 June at the NATO Defence Ministers Meeting in Brussels.

The meeting was an important step in the Alliance's preparation for the NATO Prague Summit in November. Alliance Defence Ministers agreed on the need to: improve capabilities, including defence against the threat of terrorism; enlarge in a way that enhances collective security; build on the new security relationship with Russia; develop a more substantive relationship with partners; and adapt to modernise NATO's structures and processes.