26 November 2001

Powell to Travel to Romania, Belgium, Turkey, Russia

Will attend OSCE meeting in Bucharest, NATO meetings in Brussels

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell travels to Europe and Eurasia December 3-10, and will include stops in Romania, Belgium, Turkey, and Russia.

In addition to attending a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Bucharest and NATO meetings in Brussels, Powell will "consult with coalition partners about the war on terrorism" in Turkey and Russia, according to a November 26 announcement from the State Department, excerpted below:

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will travel to Europe and Eurasia from December 3 to 10, 2001. The trip will take the Secretary to Bucharest, Romania; Brussels, Belgium; Ankara, Turkey; and Moscow, Russia.

The trip will involve several multilateral meetings, beginning in Bucharest with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In Brussels, the Secretary will attend a series of meetings at NATO headquarters, with NATO allies, partners, Russia and Ukraine and will participate in a NATO-EU ministerial meeting.

In Turkey and Russia, the Secretary will be consulting with coalition partners about the war on terrorism. His discussions will encompass the immediate and long-term challenges of rebuilding a post-Taliban Afghanistan. The Secretary will also continue the important work of recasting U.S. relationships with key countries in the region and press forward with efforts to secure democracy and human rights, building a Europe "whole, free and at peace." ...