Basic texts

• 'The Atlantic Charter' - Declaration of Principles issued by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 14 Aug. 1941
• Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations 24 Oct. 1945
• 'The Brussels Treaty' - Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self-Defence 17 Mar. 1948
• U.S. Senate Resolution 239 - 80th Congress, 2nd Session - ('The Vandenberg Resolution') 11 Jun. 1948

A. Washington Treaty and Associated Declarations, Resolutions and Protocols

• The North Atlantic Treaty 04 Apr. 1949
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Greece and Turkey 22 Oct. 1951
• Resolution adopted by the North Atlantic Council to implement Section IV of the Final Act of the London Conference 22 Oct. 1954
• Resolution adopted by the North Atlantic Council on the Results of the Four-Power and Nine-Power Meetings 22 Oct. 1954
• Resolution of Association by Other Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty adopted by the North Atlantic Council 22 Oct. 1954
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Federal Republic of Germany 23 Oct. 1954
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Spain 10 Dec. 1981
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Czech Republic 16 Dec. 1997
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Hungary 16 Dec. 1997
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Poland 16 Dec. 1997
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Estonia 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Latvia 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Lithuania 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Romania 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Slovak Republic 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Slovenia 26 Mar. 2003
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Albania 01 Apr. 2009
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of Croatia 01 Apr. 2009
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Montenegro 19 May. 2016
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia 06 Feb. 2019
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Republic Finland 05 Jul. 2022
• Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden 05 Jul. 2022

B. Status of the Organisation and Representation of Third States

• Agreement on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, National Representatives and International Staff signed in Ottawa 20 Sep. 1951
• Agreement on the Status of Missions and Representatives of Third States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 14 Sep. 1994

C. Agreements on Status of Forces and Military Headquarters

• Agreement between the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the Status of their Forces 19 Jun. 1951
• Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty 28 Aug. 1952
• Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the Status of their Forces 19 Jun. 1995
• Additional Protocol to the Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the Status of their Forces 19 Jun. 1995
• Further Additional Protocol to the Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the Status of their Forces 19 Dec. 1997

D. Partnership for Peace (PFP) and Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Founding Documents

• Partnership for Peace: Invitation Document issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 11 Jan. 1994
• Partnership for Peace: Framework Document issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 11 Jan. 1994
• Basic Document of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council 30 May. 1997
• Towards a Partnership for the 21st Century - The Enhanced and more Operational Partnership 15 Jun. 1999
• Report on the Comprehensive Review of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and Partnership for Peace 21 Nov. 2002
• Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism 22 Nov. 2002
• Partnership Action Plan on Defence Institution Building (PAP-DIB) 07 Jun. 2004
• Report on the Partnership Action Plan against terrorism 23 Jun. 2004
• The Euro-Atlantic Partnership - Refocusing and Renewal 23 Jun. 2004
• NATO/PFP Trust Fund Policy (superseded by a revised version dd 29 June 2009) 06 Sep. 2004
• NATO/PFP Trust Fund Policy 29 Jun. 2009
• Political military framework for partner involvement in NATO-led operations - 15 April 2011 (PDF/33Kb)
• Active engagement in cooperative security: a more efficient and flexible partnership policy - 15 Apr 2011 (PDF/27Kb)

E. NATO Relations with Third States

• Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation signed in Paris, France 27 May. 1997
• Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Ukraine 09 Jul. 1997
• NATO-Russia Relations: A New Quality - Declaration by Heads of State and Government of NATO Member States and the Russian Federation 28 May. 2002
• NATO-Ukraine Action Plan 22 Nov. 2002
• A more Ambitious and Expanded Framework for the Mediterranean Dialogue 28 Jun. 2004
• Istanbul Cooperation Initiative 28 Jun. 2004
• NATO-Russia Action Plan on Terrorism 09 Dec. 2004
• Declaration by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 06 Sep. 2006
• Framework document on the establishment of the NATO-Georgia Commission - Tblisi, Georgia 15 Sep. 2008
• Declaration to Complement the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Ukraine, as signed on 9 July 1997 21 Aug. 2009

• Final Communiqué of the first Session of the North Atlantic Council - (Terms of Reference and Organisation) 17 Sep. 1949
• Final Communiqué of the Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council (''The Lisbon Decisions'' ... 25 Feb. 1952
• Final Communiqué of the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council attended by Foreign and Defence Ministers 22 Oct. 1954
• Report of the Committee of Three on Non-Military Cooperation in NATO 13 Dec. 1956
• The Future Tasks of the Alliance: Report of the Council ('The Harmel Report') 13 Dec. 1967
• Declaration on Atlantic Relations issued by the North Atlantic Council (''The Ottawa Declaration'') 19 Jun. 1974
• Special Meeting of Foreign and Defence Ministers in Brussels 12 Dec. 1979
• The Montebello Decision on Reductions of Nuclear Forces, announced by the Nuclear Planning Group in Ministerial Session 27 Oct. 1983
• Declaration of Brussels issued by the Foreign Ministers at the North Atlantic Council Meeting Brussels 09 Dec. 1983
• Washington Statement on East-West Relations issued by the Foreign Ministers at the North Atlantic Council Meeting 31 May. 1984
• Statement on the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 30 May. 1986
• Brussels Declaration On Conventional Arms Control 11 Dec. 1986
• Statement on the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 11 Jun. 1987
• Declaration of the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 02 Mar. 1988
• Conventional Arms Control: The Way Ahead 03 May. 1988
• Statement on Conventional Arms Control issued by the North Atlantic Council at the level of NATO Heads of State and Government held at NATO HQ, Brussels 09 Dec. 1988
• Declaration of the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 30 May. 1989
• The Alliance's comprehensive concept of arms control and disarmament adopted by the Heads of State and Government at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council 29 May. 1989
• Declaration on a Transformed North Atlantic Alliance - (''The London Declaration'') 05 Jul. 1990
• Partnership with the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe - Statement issued by the North Atlantic Council 07 Jun. 1991
• The Alliance's 1991 Strategic Concept 08 Nov. 1991
• Declaration on Peace and Cooperation - (''The Rome Declaration'') 08 Nov. 1991
• Final Communiqué of the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 04 Jun. 1992
• Final communiqué of the Ministerial meeting of the North Atlantic Council 17 Dec. 2005
• Declaration of the Heads of State and Government - (''The Brussels Summit Declaration'') 11 Jan. 1994
• Study on NATO Enlargement 03 Sep. 1995
• Final Communiqué - Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Berlin 03 Jun. 1996
• Final Communiqué - Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Sintra, Portugal 29 May. 1997
• Madrid Declaration on Euro-Atlantic Security and Cooperation on Euro-Atlantic Security and Cooperation issued by the Heads of State and Government at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council 08 Jul. 1997
• The Washington Declaration signed and issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North ... 23 Apr. 1999
• Membership Action Plan (MAP) 24 Apr. 1999
• The Alliance's 1999 Strategic Concept 24 Apr. 1999
• Defence Capabilities Initiative approved by the Heads of State and Government participating in the Meeting ... 25 Apr. 1999
• Prague Summit Statement on Iraq issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlant... 21 Nov. 2002
• Prague Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Cou... 21 Nov. 2002
• ''The Istanbul Declaration - Our security in a new era'' issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the... 28 Jun. 2004
• Istanbul Summit Communiqué issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic... 28 Jun. 2004
• Riga Summit Declaration issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2006) 29 Nov. 2006
• Comprehensive Political Guidance endorsed by NATO Heads of State and Government on 29 November 2006 29 Nov. 2006
• Bucharest Summit Declaration issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2008) 03 Apr. 2008
• Strasbourg / Kehl Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Strasbourg / Kehl 04 Apr. 2009
• Declaration on Alliance Security 04 Apr. 2009
• Active Engagement, Modern Defence - NATO 2010 Strategic Concept 19 Nov. 2010
• Lisbon Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Lisbon 20 Nov. 2010
• NATO’s assessment of a crisis and development of response strategies 10 May. 2011
• Deterrence and Defence Posture Review 20 May. 2012
• Summit Declaration on Defence Capabilities: Toward NATO Forces 2020 20 May. 2012
• Chicago Summit Declaration issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2012) 20 May. 2012
• NATO’s policy guidelines on counter-terrorism 21 May. 2012
• Wales Summit Declaration on Afghanistan : Issued by Heads of State and Government of Allies and their International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troop contributing partners 04 Sep. 2014
• Wales Summit Declaration issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2014) 05 Sep. 2014
• The Wales Declaration on the Transatlantic Bond 05 Sep. 2014
• Warsaw Summit Communiqué issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2016) 09 Jul. 2016
• Brussels Summit Declaration issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2018) 11 Jul. 2018
• Brussels Declaration on Transatlantic Security and Solidarity 11 Jul. 2018
• Joint Statement on the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan 12 Jul. 2018
• NATO-Georgia Commission Declaration at the Brussels Summit 12 Jul. 2018
• Chairman’s statement on NATO-Ukraine following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Georgia and Ukraine at the Brussels Summit 12 Jul. 2018
• Madrid Summit Declaration issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2022) 29 Jun. 2022
• Vilnius Summit Communiqué issued by NATO Heads of State and Government (2023) 11 Jul. 2023