HISTORIC PRESS RELEASE : Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets NATO Secretary General [October 2008]

The press release issued by 10 Downing Street on 23 October 2008.

Gordon Brown has welcomed NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to 10 Downing Street for bilateral talks.

The two leaders discussed a range of issues including Afganistan, NATO-Russia relations and the prospects for NATO reform. Talks also touched on wider security matters and the impact of the global economic crisis.

Mr de Hoop Scheffer was appointed NATO Secretary General in January 2004.