NATO summit
Summit meeting comprising heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries
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::summary Summit meeting comprising heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries ::
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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.
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
The following lists current NATO member states:
- Albania
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
The following lists non-NATO states and organisations currently participating:
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cyprus
- European Union
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Japan
- Jordan
- Malta
- Moldova
- New Zealand
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Ukraine
List of NATO summits
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Extraordinary summits and meetings
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| Year | Date | Country | City | Type | Context | Host leader | 2001 | 2002 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June | Belgium | Brussels | Special meeting | Formalisation of "Membership Action Plans" | Secretary General George Robertson | ||||||||
| 28 May | Italy | Rome | NATO–Russia summit | Upgrading of Russia–NATO relations to NATO–Russia Permanent Joint Council. | Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi | ||||||||
| 28 July | Belgium | Brussels | Special meeting | Activation of Article 4 by Turkey following the Suruç bombing. | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg | ||||||||
| 25 May | Belgium | Brussels | Prime Minister Charles Michel | ||||||||||
| 3–4 December | United Kingdom | Watford | Prime Minister Boris Johnson | ||||||||||
| 25 February | Virtual summit}} | Extraordinary summit | Activation of Article 4 by 8 Eastern European states following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg | |||||||||
| 24 March | Belgium | Brussels | Extraordinary summit | Russian invasion of Ukraine | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg | ||||||||
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References
References
- "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.
- (4 October 2011). "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.
- NATO. "NATO summits".
- "NATO Meetings - 13 June 2001".
- "NATO-Russia Council (NRC)".
- "NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council".
- "Extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government - Brussels, 25 February 2022".
- "Extraordinary NATO Summit - Brussels, 24 March 2022".
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