Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday July 13, 2004. Zebari held talks at NATO headquarters Tuesday as the alliance draws up plans to help train his government's fledgling military and mulls further assistance. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday July 13, 2004. Zebari held talks at NATO headquarters Tuesday as the alliance draws up plans to help train his government's fledgling military and mulls further assistance. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
French President Jacques Chirac gestures during a news conference at the NATOsummit in Istanbul, June 29, 2004. Chirac crossed swords with Washington at a NATO summit that ended Tuesday, demonstrating that Franco-U.S. relations are at best still lukewarm after last year's bust-up over Iraq. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Reuters
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer addresses a news conference in Berne, July 5, 2004. De Hoop Scheffer, who informed the Swiss government of the results of the June 28-29 NATO Istanbul Summit, expressed hopes of further Swiss engagements notably in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener
NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, right, shakes hands with Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday July 13, 2004. Zebari held talks at NATO headquarters Tuesday as the alliance draws up plans to help train his government's fledgling military and mulls further assistance. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
The United States is hoping for an early decision on what form NATO training for Iraqi armed forces will take, US NATO envoy Nicholas Burns said.(AFP/BELGA/File)