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  • Niko Peleshi, Minister of Defence of Albania

    Albania Niko Peleshi

  • Ludivine Dedonder, Minister of Defence of Belgium

    Belgium Ludivine Dedonder

  • Todor Tagarev, Minister of Defense of Bulgaria

    Bulgaria Todor Tagarev

  • Bill Blair, Minister of Defence of Canada

    Canada Bill Blair

  • Ivan Anušić, Minister of Defence of Croatia

    Croatia Ivan Anušić

  • Jana Černochová, Minister of Defence of Czechia

    Czechia Jana Černochová

  • Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister of Defence of Denmark

    Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen

  • Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of Estonia

    Estonia Hanno Pevkur

  • Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence of Finland

    Finland Antti Häkkänen

  • Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces of France

    France Sébastien Lecornu

  • Boris Pistorius, Minister of Defence of Germany

    Germany Boris Pistorius

  • Nikolaos Dendias, Minister for National Defence of Greece

    Greece Nikolaos Dendias

  • Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Minister of Defence of Hungary

    Hungary Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky

  • Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs and acting Defence Minister

    Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson

  • Guido Crosetto, Minister of Defence of Italy

    Italy Guido Crosetto

  • Andris Sprūds, Minister of Defence of Latvia

    Latvia Andris Sprūds

  • Arvydas Anušauskas, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania

    Lithuania Arvydas Anušauskas

  • Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defence of Luxembourg

    Luxembourg Yuriko Backes

  • Dragan Krapović, Minister of Defence of Montenegro

    Montenegro Dragan Krapović

  • Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands

    Netherlands Kajsa Ollongren

  • Slavjanka Petrovska, Minister of Defence of North Macedonia

    North Macedonia Slavjanka Petrovska

  • Bjørn Arild Gram, Minister of Defence of Norway

    Norway Bjørn Arild Gram

  • Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of Defence of Poland

    Poland Mariusz Błaszczak

  • Helena Carreiras, Minister of Defence of Portugal

    Portugal Helena Carreiras

  • Angel Tîlvăr, Minister of Defence of Romania

    Romania Angel Tîlvăr

  • Robert Kaliňák, Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic

    Slovak Republic Robert Kaliňák

  • Marjan Šarec, Minister of Defence of Slovenia

    Slovenia Marjan Šarec

  • Margarita Robles, Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs of Spain

    Spain Margarita Robles

  • Yaşar Güler, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Türkiye

    Türkiye Yaşar Güler

  • Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom

    United Kingdom Grant Shapps

  • Lloyd J. Austin III, US Secretary of Defense

    United States of America Lloyd J. Austin III

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