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]The following lists current NATO member states:
The following lists non-NATO states and organisations currently participating:
List of NATO summits
[edit]From the founding of NATO in 1949, there have been a total of thirty-three NATO summits. Only the traditional summits have received an official number, thereby excluding the exceptional summits of 2001 and 2022 in NATO headquarters in Brussels.[2]
Extraordinary summits and meetings
[edit]| Year | Date | Type | Country | City | Host leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 June | Special meeting[4] |  Belgium
|
Brussels | Secretary General George Robertson |
| 2002 | 28 May | NATO–Russia summit[5] |  Italy
|
Rome | Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi |
| 2015 | 28 July | Special meeting[6] | Belgium
|
Brussels | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg |
| 2022 | 25 February | Extraordinary summit[7] | Virtual summit | Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg | |
| 2022 | 24 March | Extraordinary summit[8] | Belgium
|
Brussels | 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.
- ^ a b 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.