News
| Date | Title | |
| 03 Dec. 2024 |  |
NATO Foreign Ministers discuss situation in Ukraine and the Middle East Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (December 3), NATO Foreign Ministers welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a discussion on NATO’s southern neighbourhood and how best to work together to address common challenges to security. Jordan is one of NATO’s most important partners in the Middle East and this was the first time that King Abdullah II participated in a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that NATO will soon open a Liaison Office in Amman as an important step “in making our deep relationships in the region even stronger”. |
| 29 Nov. 2024 |  | On 29 November 2024, the Director General of the European Union Military Staff (DGEUMS), Lieutenant General Michiel van der Lann welcomed the Director General of the NATO International Military Staff (DGIMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak and his team to the EEAS Schuman Building for the 22nd iteration of the bi-annual EUMS-IMS Directors’ General Conference. |
| 26 Nov. 2024 |  |
NATO-Ukraine Council meets following Russia’s launch of intermediate-range ballistic missile |
| 20 Nov. 2024 |  |
International Military Staff hosts Bi-annual Meeting with Partners On 20 November, the Cooperative Security Division of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) hosted the Bi-annual Meeting with Partners. Participants from 26 NATO Partner Nations and the European Union Military Staff discussed the importance of resilience, opportunities for NATO collaboration with Partners in science and technology, and opportunities for increased coordination between NATO and Partners. |
| 08 Nov. 2024 |  |
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine associate themselves with this statement |
| 29 Oct. 2024 |  | Today Secretary General Rutte met with President von der Leyen for the first time since Mr Rutte took office at the helm of NATO. |
| 28 Oct. 2024 |  | Following a briefing from senior South Korean officials to the North Atlantic Council, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a public statement on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia. |
| 25 Oct. 2024 |  |
Chair of the NATO Military Committee: ‘Finland will never again navigate the darkness alone.’ On 24 and 25 October 2024 Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Bauer visited Finland, upon the invitation of its Chief of Defence General Janne Jaakkola. Admiral Bauer’s visit underscored the value of Finland as a NATO Ally and the important contributions it provides to NATO's deterrence and defence. |
| 19 Oct. 2024 |  |
NATO Secretary General joins meeting of G7 Defence Ministers in Naples On Saturday (19 October) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined a meeting of G7 Defence Ministers in Naples, Italy to discuss how to further increase support to Ukraine, ramp up defence industrial production, and more. It was the first G7 meeting for Mr Rutte in his role as Secretary General and the first time the G7 convened a dedicated meeting in Defence Ministers format. |
| 16 Oct. 2024 |  | As NATO Defence Ministers prepare to meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (17-18 October 2024), Secretary General Mark Rutte previewed the expected outcomes of the meeting in a press conference at NATO Headquarters. |