The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer paid a one-day visit to Bucharest on 29 October to hold talks with the Romanian President, Traian Basescu, the Prime Minister, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adrian Cioroianu.

Their discussions centred on preparations for the upcoming Bucharest Summit, which Romania will host in April 2008. Mr. De Hoop Scheffer also visited the Summit site and met with the Summit Task Force working to prepare the meeting.