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No. 241-97 October 15, 1997
Honor Cordon for SecDef of Pakistan/Full Honor Ceremony for MoND of Lithuania/Time change to 1:00 p.m. on Press Briefing

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host an honor cordon to welcome Secretary Defense Iftikhar Ali Khan, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. (EDT), Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997.

The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance.

There will not be a media availability following the cordon.

Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 10:40 a.m. (EDT). Media interested in audiovisual coverage of these events may contact Pat Toombs at (703) 697-6161.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Minister of National Defense Ceslovas Stankevicius, of the Republic of Lithuania, to the Pentagon at 2 p.m. (EDT), Oct. 16, 1997.

The ceremony will be held on the River Parade Field of the Pentagon. There will be a media availability immediately following the ceremony.

Media must be at the River Parade Field no later that 1:40 p.m. (EDT). Media interested in audiovisual coverage of these events may contact Pat Toombs at (703) 697-6161.

The regular Thursday press briefing will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, in the Pentagon Briefing Room 2E781.