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  • Arben Kingji, Chief of Defence of Albania

    Albania Arben Kingji

  • Frederik Vansina, Belgian Chief of Defence

    Belgium Frederik Vansina

  • Admiral Emil Eftimov, Chief of Defence of Bulgaria

    Bulgaria Emil Eftimov

  • Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jennie Carignan

    Canada Jennie Carignan

  • Tihomir Kundid , Chief of Defence of Croatia

    Croatia Tihomir Kundid

  • Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces

    Czechia Karel Řehka

  • General Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard, Chief of Defence of Denmark

    Denmark Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard

  • Major General Andrus Merilo, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces

    Estonia Andrus Merilo

  • General Janne Jaakkola, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces

    Finland Janne Jaakkola

  • General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the French Army

    France Thierry Burkhard

  • General Carsten Breuer, Chief of Defence of Germany

    Germany Carsten Breuer

  • Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDS)

    Greece Dimitrios Choupis

  • General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of Defence Staff of Hungary

    Hungary Gábor Böröndi

  • Jónas G. Allansson, Director General, Directorate of Security and Defence Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

    Iceland Jónas G. Allansson

  • General Luciano Portolano, Chief of Defence of Italy

    Italy Luciano Portolano

  • Kaspars Pudāns, Chief of Defence of the Republic of Latvia

    Latvia Kaspars Pudāns

  • Raimundas Vaikšnoras, Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania

    Lithuania Raimundas Vaikšnoras

  • General Steve Thull, Chief of Defence of Luxembourg

    Luxembourg Steve Thull

  • Zoran Lazarević, Chief of Defence of the Armed Forces of Montenegro

    Montenegro Zoran Lazarević

  • Onno Eichelsheim, Chief of Defence of the Netherlands

    Netherlands Onno Eichelsheim

  • Major General Sashko Lafchiski, Chief of Defence of North Macedonia

    North Macedonia Sashko Lafchiski

  • Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defence of Norway

    Norway Eirik Kristoffersen

  • General Wiesław Kukuła, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

    Poland Wiesław Kukuła

  • José Nunes da Fonseca , Chief of General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces

    Portugal José Nunes da Fonseca

  • Gheorghiță Vlad, Chief of Defence of Romania

    Romania Gheorghiță Vlad

  • General Daniel Zmeko, Chief of Staff of the Slovak Republic

    Slovak Republic Daniel Zmeko

  • Robert Glavaš,

    Slovenia Robert Glavaš

  • Admiral Teodoro López Calderón, Chief of Defence of Spain

    Spain Teodoro López Calderón

  • Michael Claesson, Chief of Defence of Sweden

    Sweden Michael Claesson

  • General Metin Gürak, Chief of Defence of Türkiye

    Türkiye Metin Gürak

  • Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom

    United Kingdom Sir Tony Radakin

  • General Dan Caine

    United States of America Dan Caine

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