At the opening of the session, the participants will be addressed by NATO PA President, US Congressman Gerald Connolly and Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist, while NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana will address the parliamentarians at the plenary session. In the course of the gathering, the MPs will consider the reports of the NATO PA standing committees - Political Committee, Defence and Security Committee, Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security, Economics and Security Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.