For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 8, 2001

Statement by the Press Secretary

The President will visit NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in June 2001 as part of his first official trip to Europe. NATO embodies the transatlantic link that binds North America and Europe in a unique defense and security partnership. The President looks forward to a working meeting with Secretary General Robertson and allies and to reviewing NATO's agenda for strengthening European and transatlantic security in the new century.

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