In Belgium, the Defense Minister is scheduled to meet at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and General Odd Egil Pedersen, Chief of Staff of the SHAPE's Military Partnership Directorate.
Eugen Sturza will also visit the NATO Headquarters, where he will meet with Deputy Chairman of the North Atlantic Alliance Military Committee, Lieutenant General Steven M. Shepro, and the United States Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison.