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Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers’ Session
Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence – 18 June 2026 – Brussels, Belgium
Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers' Session
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