The National Security Commandment for the NATO Summit - Bucharest 2008 has finalized the Security Concept of the event that will take place in April; the stages that follow are the evaluation, preparing and training of the forces participant in the security disposition. The documents that will be forwarded to CSAT were issued in compliance with both NATO standards and the Memorandum concluded by NATO International Task Force with our country.

The National Security Commandment for the NATO Summit is made up of high representatives of The Ministry of Defense (MoD) The Ministry of the Interior and of the Administrative Reform (MIRA), The Protection and Guard Service (SPP) The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) The Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) The Special Telecommunication Service (STS) and The National Register Office for State Secret Information (ORNISS);The National Security Commandment for the NATO Summit has, as a main responsibility, the obligation to provide security during the preparation and the development of the Summit in Bucharest.

On the near future agenda of the Commandment are the following activities:

• visits of the lead advance groups of the countries participant in the summit for a presentation of the security measures and for field reconnaisance activities regarding the security objectives and dispositions;
• joint training sessions of the security forces involved in organizing and ensuring the development in good conditions of the event in Bucharest;
• general simulation of the security measures that will be taken during the days of the Summit.

The members of The National Security Commandment for the NATO Summit provide, on a permanent basis:

• risk assessment in the security context created by the preparation and development of the NATO Summit 2008;
• check on the operative and action abilities, involved in the security activity;
• coordonation of the joint training activities, of the experience exchange sessions of the staff involved in organizing the Summit.

The National Security Commandment for the NATO Summit ensures the citizens that the implementation of the security measures necessary for the development in good conditions of the Summit, in April, will not hinder or disturb the every day activities of the population. The general security concept considered imposing, to the smallest extent possible, fundamental rights and liberties restriction.

So that the population may be well and timely informed about the activities concerning the security of the NATO Summit, during its preparation and development, The National Security Commandment for the NATO Summit established The Media Group for Security News about the NATO Summit

The group is made up of specialists in communication and public relations of the institutions involved in providing security for the Summit; the group will broadcast news as a news agency.

Information of interest for the media and for the citizens concerning traffic and its restrictions, parking, special protection measures for the delegations, etc. will be found on the web page for security news, on the official site of the NATO Summit in Bucharest (www.summitbucharest.ro).