Lisbon will stage the first meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) to be held in Portugal.
Leaders of the 28 allied member nations, including the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and representatives of the Russian Federation will take part in this event.
The summit will take place on 19 and 20 November in the Parque das Nações, where NATO’s strategic roadmap for the coming years will be defined, thus placing Lisboa at the heart of international politics.
This will be the first visit made by the American president to the Portuguese capital, where he will also meet with representatives from the European Union, including the Presidents of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, and the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso. The meeting will coincide with the NATO summit.
The Parque das Nações (Park of Nations) is in the eastern zone of Lisbon and just 5 minutes drive from the airport.
The area used to be a wasteland and was dramatically transformed for the Lisbon world Expo in 1998. Great use of the riverside location and the cable car ride from one end to the other offers fantastic views.
The train station, Gare do Oriente, was designed by Santiago Calatrava.
