High-level members of the North Atlantic Organization (NATO) will be in Bucharest until October 10 for the 57th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The event starts today, October 7, at the Parliament Palace in the Romanian capital city.

The NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (in picture), the NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Karl A. Lamers and NATO Military Committee Chairman Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, will be among the participants at this year’s NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

The event gathers over 350 parliamentarians from the 28 NATO member states, North America and Europe as well as delegates from associated countries, regional partners, Mediterranean associated and observer countries to discuss issues of interest on international security, to adopt special committee reports, and to formulate recommendations. Special security measures have been taken for this event, at the International Airport "Henri Coanda", on the travel routes, at accommodation places and for official's areas of activities. The terrorist threat level was also kept at a “cautious” level for the period between October 7-10, 2011.

The Chamber of Deputies Secretary General Gheorghe Barbu recently unveiled some details of the event and presented some investment figures. For this NATO event, the Romanian Government issued a decision this May, providing additional funds of about EUR 2.5 million (RON 11.037 million) for the Senate and additional funds of around EUR 2.8 million (RON 12.086 million) for the Chamber of Deputies.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

(photo source: NATO)