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  • Pirro Vengu, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Albania

    Albania Pirro Vengu

  • Theo Francken, Minister of Defence of Belgium

    Belgium Theo Francken

  • Atanas Zapryanov, Minister of Defense of Bulgaria

    Bulgaria Atanas Zapryanov

  • David McGuinty, Minister of Defence of Canada

    Canada David McGuinty

  • 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

  • Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs

    Iceland Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir

  • Guido Crosetto, Minister of Defence of Italy

    Italy Guido Crosetto

  • Andris Sprūds, Minister of Defence of Latvia

    Latvia Andris Sprūds

  • Dovilė Šakalienė, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania

    Lithuania Dovilė Šakalienė

  • Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defence of Luxembourg

    Luxembourg Yuriko Backes

  • Dragan Krapović, Minister of Defence of Montenegro

    Montenegro Dragan Krapović

  • Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands

    Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans

  • Vlado Misajlovski, Minister of Defence of North Macedonia

    North Macedonia Vlado Misajlovski

  • Tore O. Sandvik, Minister of Defence of Norway

    Norway Tore O. Sandvik

  • Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Minister of Defence of Poland

    Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

  • Nuno Melo, Minister of Defence of Portugal

    Portugal Nuno Melo

  • Angel Tîlvăr, Minister of Defence of Romania

    Romania Angel Tîlvăr

  • Robert Kaliňák, Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic

    Slovak Republic Robert Kaliňák

  • Borut Sajovic, Minister of Defence of Slovenia

    Slovenia Borut Sajovic

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

    Spain Margarita Robles

  • Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence of Sweden

    Sweden Pål Jonson

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

    Türkiye Yaşar Güler

  • John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom

    United Kingdom John Healey

  • Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of Defense

    United States of America Pete Hegseth

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