Spouses of NATO officials to get special program

The high-profile guests could be taken on a visit to the Village Museum or the Romanian Peasant's Museum where they will be able to see pottery demonstrations or, since Easter is close, egg-painting demonstrations. A fair of traditional Romanian art may also be organized. Moreover, the leaders' spouses may be invited to visit schools or sports centers and have a Romanian traditional breakfast in a top local restaurant. A special screening of Cristian Mungiu's movie “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” may also be in store.
Security will be extremely tight as some of the group, such as Carla Bruni, the new wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, are often followed by the paparazzi. The couples will attended the official dinner at Cotroceni Palace together, and the spouses will have their own security.
A premiere will be that as well as the first ladies, there will be a special program for the “first men,” more precisely the husbands of women leaders such as German chancellor Angela Merkel and Finnish president Tarja Halonen.

Otilia Haraga