On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, at NATO Headquarters. A small number of media representatives who hold annual accreditation at NATO will be allowed to cover the Ministerial meeting in person. Those interested need to register in advance. NATO Press and Media will be in touch to confirm attendance. Journalists attending in person will be required to go through temperature screening upon arrival, respect social distancing and wear a face mask everywhere and at all times during their stay at NATO HQ, reports Nordic News.
All other media representatives can follow the Ministerial meeting remotely.The event will be streamed live on the NATO website and on NATO’s social media channels. One important issue can be USA`s and other NATO-partners exit from Afghanistan.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place, media attendance in person will be limited to a very small pool, by invitation only. A video recording will be available for download from the NATO Multimedia Portal.
A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures, will be available on the NATO was arranged website. A meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 23 and 24 March 2021. All information about the meeting was found on the NATO website. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, who will lead the meeting in april 2021 .Russia is sending up to 80.000 soldiors to the borger of Ukraina, an action that is condemded by Jens Stoltenberg and NATO.
Limited Precence in Brussels
In order to comply with the COVID-19 precautionary measures in place, physical presence at NATO HQ will be limited, including media presence. A small number of media representatives who hold annual accreditation at NATO will be allowed to cover the meeting in person. Those interested need to register in advance. NATO Press and Media will be in touch to confirm attendance. Journalists attending in person will be required to go through temperature screening upon arrival, respect social distancing and wear a face mask everywhere and at all times during their stay at NATO HQ.
All other media representatives can follow the april meeting remotely.
NATO facilitated the media coverage of the Ministerial meeting as follows:
- The press conferences of the NATO Secretary General was streamed in real time on the NATO website (www.nato.int), as well as on Twitter and Facebook, and made available live via satellite (world feed). After each press conference, the video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal (www.natomultimedia.tv).
- A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures taken by NATO photographers, will be available on the NATO website.
- Registration for attendance will probably take place at 18:00 (Brussels time).
- Those following the meeting remotely will have the opportunity to ask questions during the Secretary General’s press conferences.
- Media representatives can submit their interest in asking a question to the Secretary General via Zoom here: https://SG-eventbrite.com.
