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On Monday (4 May 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined European leaders and partners for the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan to discuss shared security challenges.
Mr Rutte participated in the plenary session, as well as a roundtable discussion on addressing challenges posed by hybrid threats. The Secretary General also took part in several meetings in the margins, including with the host, Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, with whom he discussed NATO’s partnership with Armenia. He met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reaffirming NATO’s unwavering support for Ukraine, and also met with several other leaders, including the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
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NATO Secretary General participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
04 May 2026
NATO Secretary General participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
[from left to right] Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
NATO Secretary General participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with António Costa, President of the European Council
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Emmanuel Macron, President of France
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Family photo from the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
Family photo from the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Albin Kurti
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Denis Bećirović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the plenary session of the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in the plenary session of the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
[from left to right] Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the plenary session of the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic at the plenary session of the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg at the plenary session of the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, at the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, at the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine at the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine at the 8th meeting of the European Political Community
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets with Maia Sandu, President of Moldova
[from left to right] Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro, Constantine An. Tassoulas, President of Greece, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Haris Theoharis, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in roundtable discussions at the 8th meeting of the European Political Community