THE Nato summit cost the Welsh Government £3million pounds it was revealed today.

In a statement today, First Minister Carwyn Jones called the summit "the largest event of its kind ever held in the United Kingdom and an unprecedented opportunity to promote Wales globally."

He said the cost was broken down into two broad categories, the delivery of the summit and promoting Wales on the world stage.

Delivery of the summit - cost £2m

This covered the purchase of equipment and security infrastructure, transport, improvements to security at Cardiff Airport. Most of the equipment is set to be retained by the Welsh Government and/or public sector partners and will be used beyond the end of the Summit.

Promoting Wales on the world stage - cost £1m

This covered a range of promotional and marketing activity including events in London, Brussels and Washington; public military events in Newport and Cardiff; a reception for the international media in Newport; branding at key gateways in and around Newport and Cardiff; postcards from children to the NATO world leaders, and other promotional activities.

The First Minister also highlighted the extent of the media coverage Wales received during the summit. He said: "All major TV news stations in the USA covered the two days in their evening news shows, including coverage of the opening banquet in Cardiff Castle.

"And, of course, President Obama said on camera, “you can see the extraordinary beauty, the wonderful people and great hospitality, so I’d encourage everybody in the USA to come and visit Wales”. The combined value of this publicity is literally incalculable."

The Welsh Government’s said their media releases before and after the summit were picked up by 550 news outlets with an estimated Advertising Value Equivalent of £900,000.

Online coverage highlights also include the “Welcome to Wales” film, featuring Welsh talent, which has received some 13,000 views to date.

The summit cost Gwent Police £22 million, most of which has been recovered from the Home Office.