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Tuesday 10 October 2000

NATO Defence Ministers Conference at Birmingham























NATO Defence Ministers Conference at Birmingham 10th - 11th October 2000



The defence Ministers of NATO countries arrived at Birmingham for a conference at the ICC between 8th and 11th October 2000.

NATO Conference arrivals below:

Sunday 8th October 2000:
61-0327      EC135              USAF
042            YAK 40            POLISH
60203         C-20                USAF
90402         G.5                  USAF
93-7024      C.650              TURKISH
80002         C-32                USAF

Monday 9th October:
161530       C-9                  US Navy
XV102        VC-10             RAF
61-0327      EC135N          USAF
042             YAK 40          Polish AF
86-0203      C-20               USAF
5105           C.601             Czech AF
90402         G.5                 USAF
C-080         C.601              Danish AF
MM62020   Fa50               Italian AF
CM-02        Fa20               Belgian AF
MM62173   A319CJ           Italian AF
93-7024      Citation 650     Turkish AF
98-0002      C-32/B757       USAF

A Greek Airforce EMB-135 and a Spanish
Airforce Fa50 arrived late Monday.

Tuesday 10th October:
144615         Challenger       CANADA
45.20/T16.1  Fa50               SPANISH
10+23           A310               LUFTWAFFE
17403           Fa50                PORTUGUESE
CD-01          Fa900              BELGIAN
144604         Challenger        CANADA
209              EMB 135         GREEK AF
027              Fa50                FRENCH (unconfirmed)
V-11            G.4                  KLu

Information courtesy of Andy Smith of www.militaryairshows.co.uk

Attendees from Front Row left to right:
Mr. H. Haekkerup (Minister of Defence, Denmark)
Mr. V. Vetchy (Minister of Defence, Czech Republic)
Mr. A. Eggleton (Minister of Defence, Canada)
Mr. A. Flahaut (Minister of Defence, Belgium)
NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson
Mr. W. Cohen (US Secretary of Defence)
Mr. G. Hoon (UK Secretary of State for Defence)
Mr. S. akmakoglu (Minister of Defence, Turkey)
Mr. F. Trillo-Figueroa Martinez Conde (Minister of Defence, Spain)
Back Row:
Mr. R. Scharping (Minister of Defence, Germany)
Mr. A. Tsohatzopoulos (Minister of Defence, Greece)
Mr. J. Szabo (Minister of Defence, Hungary)
Ambassador G. Plsson (Permanent Representative, Iceland)
Mr. S. Mattarella (Minister of Defence, Italy)
Mr. C. Goerens (Minister of Defence, Luxembourg)
Mr. B. Tore Godal (Minister of Defence, Norway)
Mr. B. Komorowski (Minister of Defence, Poland)
Mr. J. Castro Caldas (Minister of Defence, Portugal)