“Our group is also very shocked,” said committee member Xenia Minnaert. “And we wonder how we can prevent meetings in Utrecht in the future that require so many fences and cameras.” The mayor does not want to know about any ‘prevention’. According to her, the city would not be worth a dime if it were not willing to facilitate such a meeting. “Don’t be too alarmed, there’s no need for that,” she said. She emphasized that the location was a choice of NATO and the Ministry of Defense. The hotel simply has a permit to organize such a meeting.
Mayor about cameras at hotel: ‘This NATO meeting was quite secret!’
