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  • Bajram Begaj, Chief of Defence of Albania

    Albania Bajram Begaj

  • Michel Hofman, Belgian Chief of Defence

    Belgium Michel Hofman

  • Admiral Emil Eftimov, Chief of Defence of Bulgaria

    Bulgaria Emil Eftimov

  • Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre

    Canada Wayne Eyre

  • Admiral Robert Hranj, Chief of Defence of Croatia

    Croatia Robert Hranj

  • Aleš Opata, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces

    Czech Republic Aleš Opata

  • General Flemming Lentfer, Chief of Defence of Denmark

    Denmark Flemming Lentfer

  • Martin Herem, Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces

    Estonia Martin Herem

  • General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the French Army

    France Thierry Burkhard

  • General Eberhard Zorn, Chief of Defence of Germany

    Germany Eberhard Zorn

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

    Greece Konstantinos Floros

  • Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, Chief of Defence Staff of Hungary

    Hungary Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi

  • Bryndís Kjartansdóttir, Director General, Directorate of Security and Defence Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

    Iceland Bryndís Kjartansdóttir

  • Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chief of Defence of Italy

    Italy Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

  • Leonīds Kalniņš, Chief of Defence of the Republic of Latvia

    Latvia Leonīds Kalniņš

  • Valdemaras Rupšys, Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania

    Lithuania Valdemaras Rupšys

  • 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

  • Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurchinovski, Chief of Defence of North Macedonia

    North Macedonia Vasko Gjurchinovski

  • Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defence of Norway

    Norway Eirik Kristoffersen

  • General Rajmund Andrzejczak, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces

    Poland Rajmund Andrzejczak

  • António Silva Ribeiro, Chief of General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces

    Portugal António Silva Ribeiro

  • Daniel Petrescu, Chief of Defence of Romania

    Romania Daniel Petrescu

  • 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

  • Yaşar Güler, Chief of the Armed Forces of Türkiye

    Türkiye Yaşar Güler

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

    United Kingdom Sir Tony Radakin

  • Mark A. Milley, US Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

    United States Mark A. Milley

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