The NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Spring Session will be held in Luxembourg from May 17 to 20.
The Session will bring together some 300 parliamentarians from the 28 NATO member-countries from North America and Europe as well as delegates from partner countries and observers to discuss current transatlantic security matters and the draft reports prepared by the Assembly's committees.
Assembly President Hugh Bayley (UK), Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will address the opening plenary sitting on Friday. The NATO chief will deliver a keynote speech entitled "Afghanistan: Worth the Cost."
During the session, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ambassadors will hold a joint meeting with the Assembly.
Saturday and Sunday will be devoted to the meetings of the NATO PA's five Committees: Political, Defense and Security, Science and Technology, Civil Dimension of Security and Economics and Security. Each Committee will discuss its draft reports and will be addressed by prominent speakers from government, academia, NGOs or NATO.
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