The autumn session, which started on 11 November, is being attended by some 500 delegates from 26 NATO member states, 13 from associate members, including Croatia, and representatives of Asian and African countries interested in global security.
The meeting will close on 15 November with a plenary session to be addressed by NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.