NATO summit
A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities.[1]
NATO summits are not regular meetings like the more frequent NATO ministerial meetings, but rather are important junctures in the alliance's decision-making process on the highest level. Summits are often used to introduce new policy, invite new members into the alliance, launch major new initiatives, and build partnerships with non-NATO countries.
Participating countries
[edit]Current NATO member states:
The non-NATO states and organisations currently participating:
List of NATO summits
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Extraordinary summits and meetings
[edit]| Year | Date | Country | City | Type | Context | Host leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 June |  Belgium |
Brussels | Special meeting[4] | Formalisation of "Membership Action Plans" | Secretary General George Robertson |
| 2002 | 28 May | .svg){kind=small} Italy |
Rome | NATO–Russia summit[5] | Upgrading of Russia–NATO relations to NATO–Russia Permanent Joint Council. | Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi |
| 2015 | 28 July | Belgium |
Brussels | Special meeting[6] | Activation of Article 4 by Turkey following the Suruç bombing. | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg |
| 2017 | 25 May | Belgium | Brussels | Prime Minister Charles Michel | ||
| 2019 | 3–4 December |  United Kingdom | Watford | Prime Minister Boris Johnson | ||
| 2022 | 25 February | Virtual summit | Extraordinary summit[7] | Activation of Article 4 by eight Eastern European states following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg | |
| 2022 | 24 March | Belgium |
Brussels | Extraordinary summit[8] | Russian invasion of Ukraine | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg |
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.int. NATO. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.int. NATO. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- 1 2 NATO. "NATO summits". NATO. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "NATO Meetings - 13 June 2001". www.nato.int. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "NATO-Russia Council (NRC)". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "Extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government - Brussels, 25 February 2022". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "Extraordinary NATO Summit - Brussels, 24 March 2022". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
