Summits & Ministerial Meetings

Leaders reaffirm their support for building stability in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq, and commit to strengthening the partnership between NATO and the European Union.

Participation of seven new members to the event (Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia); Expansion of NATO’s operation in Afghanistan by continuing the establishment of Provincial Reconstruction Teams throughout the country; Agreement to assist the Iraqi Interim Government with the training of its security forces; Maintaining support for stabilitiy in the Balkans; Decision to change NATO’s defence-planning and force-generation processes, while strengthening contributions to the fight against terrorism, including WMD aspects; Strengthening cooperation with partners and launch of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative with countries from the broader Middle East region.

Invitation of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to begin accession talks; Reaffirmation of NATO’s Open Door Policy; Adoption of a series of measures to improve military capabilities (The Prague Capabilities Commitment, the NATO Response Force and the streamlining of the military command structure); Adoption of a Military Concept for Defence against Terrorism; Decision to support NATO member countries in Afghanistan; Endorsement of a package of initiatives to forge new relationships with partners.

NATO Allies and the Russian Federation create the NATO-Russia Council, where they meet as equal partners, bringing a new quality to NATO-Russia relations. The NATO-Russia Council replaces the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council.

Commemoration of NATO's 50th Anniversary; Allies reiterate their determination to put an end to the repressive actions by President Milosevic against the local ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo; The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland participate in their first summit meeting; Adoption of the Membership Action Plan; Publication of a revised Strategic Concept; Enhancement of the European Security and Defence Identity within NATO; Launch of the Defence Capabilities Initiative; Strengthening of Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, as well as the Mediterranean Dialogue; Launch of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Initiative. Supporting Documents: Communiqués of the North Atlantic Council The Alliance's Strategic Concept

Invitations to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland to begin accession talks; Reaffirmation of NATO’s Open Door Policy; Recognition of achievement and commitments represented by the NATO Russia-Founding Act; Signature of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between NATO and Ukraine; First meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council at summit level that replaces the North Atlantic Cooperation Council; An enhanced Partnership for Peace; Updating of the 1991 Strategic Concept and adoption of a new defence posture; Reform of the NATO military command structure; Special Declaration on Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Signing of the Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between the Russian Federation and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The Founding Act states that NATO and Russia are no longer adversaries and establishes the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council.

Launching of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative; All North Atlantic Cooperation Council partner countries and members of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) are invited to participate; Publication of the Partnership for Peace Framework Document; Endorsement of the concept of Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTFs) and other measures to develop the European Security and Defence Identity; Reaffirmation of Alliance readiness to carry out air strikes in support of UN objectives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Publication of the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept, of the Rome Declaration on Peace and Cooperation and of statements on developments in the Soviet Union and the situation in Yugoslavia.

Publication of the London Declaration on a Transformed North Atlantic Alliance, outlining proposals for developing cooperation with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe across a wide spectrum of political and military activities including the establishment of regular diplomatic liaison with NATO.

Against the background of fundamental changes in Central and Eastern Europe and the prospect of the end of the division of Europe, US President Bush consults with Alliance leaders following his summit meeting with President Gorbachev in Malta. While the NATO summit meeting is taking place, Warsaw Pact leaders denounce the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia and repudiate the Brezhnev Doctrine of limited sovereignty.

Declaration commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Alliance setting out Alliance policies and security objectives for the 1990s aimed at maintaining Alliance defence, introducing new arms control initiatives, strengthening political consultation, improving East-West cooperation and meeting global challenges; Adoption of a comprehensive Concept of Arms Control and Disarmament.

Reaffirmation of the purpose and principles of the Alliance (reference to the Harmel Report on the Future Tasks of the Alliance published in 1967) and of its objectives for East-West relations; Adoption of a blue print for strengthening stability in the whole of Europe through conventional arms control negotiations.

Special meeting of the North Atlantic Council for consultations with President Reagan on the positive outcome of the US-USSR Geneva Summit on arms control and other areas of cooperation.

Accession of Spain; Adoption of the Bonn Declaration setting out a six-point Programme for Peace in Freedom; Publication of a statement of Alliance’s goals and policies on Arms Control and Disarmament and a statement on Integrated NATO Defence.

Review of interim results of long-term initiatives taken at the 1977 London Summit; Confirmation of the validity of the Alliance’s complementary aims of maintaining security while pursuing East-West détente; Adoption of 3% target for growth in defence expenditures.

Initiation of study on long-term trends in East-West relations and of a long-term defence programme (LTDP) aimed at improving the defensive capability of NATO member countries.

Affirmation of the fundamental importance of the Alliance and of Allied cohesion in the face of international economic pressures following the 1974 oil crisis; Support for successful conclusion of negotiations in the framework of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) (to result in 1975, in the signing of the Helsinki Final Act).

Signature of the Declaration on Atlantic Relations adopted by NATO foreign ministers in Ottawa on 19 June, confirming the dedication of member countries of the Alliance to the aims and ideals of the Treaty in the 25th anniversary of its signature; Consultations on East-West relations in preparation for US-USSR summit talks on strategic nuclear arms limitations.

Reaffirmation of the principles purposes and unity of the Atlantic Alliance; Improvements in the coordination and organisation of NATO forces and in political consultation arrangements; Recognition of the need for closer economic ties and for cooperation in the spirit of Article 2 of the Treaty, designed to eliminate conflict in international policies and encourage economic collaboration.

19-20 Feb.
Cracow,
Poland
Informal
MoD

5 Mar.
NATO HQ,
Brussels
MFA

9 -10 Oct.
Budapest ,
Hungary
Informal
MoD

2-3 Dec.
NATO HQ, Brussels
MFA

7-8 Feb.
Vilnius,
Lithuania Informal
MoD

6 Mar.
NATO HQ,
Brussels
MFA

12-13 June
NATO HQ,
Brussels
MOD

18 Aug.
NATO HQ,
Brussels
MFA

18-19 Sep.
Londen,
UK
Informal
MoD

6-7 Dec.
NATO HQ
MFA

26 Jan.
NATO HQ,
Brussels
MFA

8-9 Feb.
Sevilla, Spain
Informal MoD

26-27 Apr.
Oslo, Norway
Informal MFA

14-15 Jun.
NATO HQ
MoD

24-25 Oct.
Noordwijk, Netherlands Informal MoD

9-10 Feb.
Taormina,
Italy
Informal MoD

27-28 Apr.
Sofia, Bulgaria
Informal MFA

8 Jun.
NATO HQ
MoD

21 Sept.
New York
MFA

28-30 Sept.
Portorož
Slovenia
MoD

9-10 Feb.
Nice,
France
Informal MoD

20-21 Apr.
Vilnius,
Lithuania
Informal MFA

9-10 Jun.
NATO HQ
MoD

13-14 Sep.
Berlin, Germany
MoD

8 Dec.
NATO HQ
MFA

6 Feb.
Munich,
Germany
Informal MoD

2 April 2004
NATO HQ
Informal working luncheon MFA

13-14 Oct.
Poiana Brasov, Romania
Informal MoD

8-9 Dec.
NATO HQ
MFA

3-4 June
Madrid,
Spain
MFA

12-13 June
NATO HQ
MoD

8-9 Oct.
Colorado Springs, US
Informal MoD

1-2 Dec
NATO HQ
MoD

4-5 Dec
NATO HQ
MFA

14-15 May
Reykjavik,
Iceland
MFA

6-7 June
NATO HQ
MoD

24-25 Sept.
Poland
Informal MoD

29-30 May
Budapest, Hungary
MFA

7-8 June
NATO HQ
MoD

26 Sept.
NATO HQ
Informal MoD

6-7 Dec
NATO HQ
MFA

18-19 Dec
NATO HQ
MoD

24-25 May
Florence, Italy
MFA

8-9 June NATO HQ
MoD

10-11 Oct
Birmingham UK
Informal MoD

5-6 Dec
NATO HQ
MoD

14-15 Dec
NATO HQ
MFA

12 April
NATO HQ
Extraordinary MFA Meeting

18 June
NATO HQ
Extraordinary
Joint MFA-MoD meeting

21-22 Sept
Toronto, Canada
Informal MoD

2-3 Dec NATO HQ
MoD

15-16 Dec. NATO HQ
MFA

28-29 May Luxembourg
MFA

11-12 June
NATO HQ
MoD

24-25 Sept
Vilamoura, Portugal
Informal MoD

8-9 Dec.
NATO HQ
MFA

17-18 Dec
NATO HQ
MoD

29-30 May
Sintra, Portugal
MFA

12-13 June
NATO HQ
MoD

1-2 Oct.
Maastricht,
Netherlands
Informal MoD

2-3 Dec
NATO HQ
MoD

16-17 Dec.
NATO HQ
MFA

3-4 June
Berlin, Germany
MFA

13-14 June
NATO HQ
MoD

25-26 Sept.
Bergen, Norway
Informal MoD

10-11 Dec.
NATO HQ
MFA

17-18 Dec.
NATO HQ
MoD