Brussels Belgium Accommodation

Following the reconnaissance mission by ASELF in Albania, we have reduced the number of forces in Allied Harbour from the originally planned 8,700 to 7,300. This force will be divided into three essential task groups: the first will be responsible for shelter, forward relief reception, the support of refugees, because the basic requirement in Albania is to bring more refugees out of fairly appalling accommodation into better tented accommodation in new refugee camps; the second task force will deal with the distribution and logistics of supplies and will secure lines of communication; and the third task force will be responsible for direct support for the international humanitarian organisations, particularly storing their supplies. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Diplomatic personnel can travel freely throughout Ukraine. Careful advance preparation is still necessary to ensure proper coordination of train, plane, and hotel reservations. Domestic rail and air services are relatively good.  Tourist facilities and accommodations are limited outside major cities. SecurityLast Updated:  6/26/2003 5:32 AM As in any large Western city, pickpockets, simple muggers, and purse-snatchers operate in Kiev.  American visitors and residents should take the same precautions against street crime that they would in any large American or foreign city. Property crimes include car vandalism and theft and residential and office burglaries. Violent property crimes, including carjackings and armed residential ... [Read More]

Burkina Faso 2000 Post Report

Personnel travel to Ouagadougou from Washington, DC viaParis or Brussels. Travelers should ensure that travel to post complies with the FlyAmerica Act. Ouagadougou is currently served by Delta through the code share agreementwith Air France. Notify your personnel officer or Embassy Ouagadougou of your travel planswell in advance. Include your flight number, date and time of arrival, number ofdependents, and if you are bringing a pet. This will ensure that you are met on arrivaland assisted through customs and immigration. This information is also helpful to the GSOfor preparation of your living quarters. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Since flight schedules and Department of State travel regulations change frequently, personnel should make their own travel plans and ensure that they comply with current regulations. Travelers from the U .S. or Europe may fly directly to Yaounde Nsimalen Airport from Paris (via Air France three times per week), Brussels (via SN Brussels) or Zurich (via Swiss Air). Travelers around Africa must frequently go via Douala and sometimes an overnight stay in Douala is required. Official travelers who desire U.S. Embassy personnel to meet flights into Douala must notify the EBO in advance. Travelers flying via West Africa should avoid Lagos as a transfer or stopover point if at all possible. International carriers serve Douala with direct air service from Paris, Brussels, and Zurich on Air France, SN Brussels, and Swiss Air.  Post does NOT recommend travellers take the Cameroon Airlines flight from Paris, due to its unreliability. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Road trips are possible to Eastern Zaire and Rwanda. Travel by car from Bujumbura north to Kigali takes 5 hours. From Kigali you can reach the Akagera Game Park in northeastern Rwanda. The park has abundant wildlife, and its flora has not been damaged by elephants and giraffes, as is sometimes the case in East Africa. This park is now closed due to civil war. Rwanda also has a highly scenic volcano region around Lake Kivu where mountain gorillas can be seen — US$120 for a l‑hour visit. The nearby towns offer good accommodations. ... [Read More]

Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE)

(A) The term "group of States Parties" means the group of States Parties that signed the Treaty of Warsaw* of 1955 consisting of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or the group of States Parties that signed or acceded to the Treaty of Brussels** of 1948 or the Treaty of Washington*** of 1949 consisting of the Kingdom of Belgium, Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Iceland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

There is no rail system in Rwanda.  Goods are either flown or trucked into the country.  SN Brussels Airlines has direct service from Brussels to Kigali twice a week.  Connections via Kampala or Nairobi on Kenya Air increase the number of options for flying to and from Europe, though layovers can add a further 9 hours enroute.  Flights are also available from Kigali to Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and South Africa. CommunicationsLast Updated:  6/16/2004 2:22 PM  ... [Read More]

Press Briefing After NATO Working Luncheon

Brussels, Belgium ...

SECRETARY POWELL: I don’t find that we are necessarily in a conflict situation with the Russians and I’m sure that Foreign Minister Ivanov and I will have a good conversation later this afternoon. It was not just the United States that expressed concern at Maastricht last week. It was almost every nation expressed concern about the situation in Georgia. We have had a transfer of power. President Shevardnadze stepped down. The constitutional successor took over and immediately called for quiet and stability in Georgia, and immediately set the stage for elections on the 4th of January for a new President. All done with no violence and all done in the spirit that I applaud. A spirit of accommodation, reconciliation within the country, and calling for elections. The OSCE and other nations have committed themselves to help the new leadership as they go through this challenging time. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

The origins of Brussels date back to the first centuries of the Christian era. On the banks of the Senne, a small stream long since covered and lost from view, Brussels grew as a crossroads and trading center. By the 10th century, Brussels was a principal stop en route from Cologne through France to the Channel ports. In 1402, the cornerstone of the Hotel de Ville, the central building of Brussels’ magnificent Grand Place, was laid. During the next five centuries Brussels experienced Burgundian, Spanish, Austrian, French, and Dutch foreign rule. In 1830, Belgium won its independence from the Dutch, the Belgian monarchy was founded, and Brussels became the capital of the new Kingdom of the Belgians. ... [Read More]