Chaired by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO, and hosted by Vecdi Gönül, the Minister of National Defense of Turkey, the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers took place on 4 and 5 February 2010 at the İstanbul Congress Center. ÇGH İstanbul Station provided service to the aircraft that carried Secretary General of NATO Rasmussen and the US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, as well as the defense ministers of many countries including Germany and France. Making a strong impression for its operations, the ÇGH İstanbul team was admired and appreciated by the passengers.