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Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence

18 June 2026 | Brussels, Belgium

Updated: 19 June 2026 08:49

11:00 Pre-ministerial press conference by the NATO Secretary General

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18:30 NATO-Germany bilateral meeting

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte  meeting with Boris Pistorius, Minister of Defence of Germany

20:00 NATO-Ukraine bilateral meeting

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy

07:00 Ministers’ arrivals and doorstep statements

07:10 Doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General

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07:55 Remarks by the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of War

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08:00 Meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group

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2026 Nuclear Planning Group Statement

09:10 NATO Secretary General meets with the Minister of Defence of Hungary

09:25 Official Photo of the NATO Ministers of Defence

09:30 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers’ Session Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General and US Secretary of War

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12:35 Signing of the European Long-range Strike Approach (ELSA) Cluster 12 Agreement

14:00 Secretary General’s Press Conference Press Briefing Room

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14:45 NATO Secretary General meets with the President of Ukraine and the Ministers of Defence of Germany, the United Kingdom and Ukraine

15:00 Meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group Public opening remarks

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17:40 Ukraine Defence Contact Group Joint Press Conference

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18:10 NATO Secretary General meets the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom

09:30 Media access

For pool access, please email NATOMediaOperations@hq.nato.int. Reserved for visual media only within the space available

The media programme is subject to change.

09:30 – 17:30 NATO Site entrance. Delivery of media passes for access (only for ad-hoc accredited media representatives) to the Ministerial. Annually accredited journalists can enter with their annual badges.

09:30 – 17:30 Information desk (Public Square, floor 1)

13:30 – 14:30 Distribution of pool cards (Public Square, floor 1)

09:30 – 19:00 Media centre opening hours

11:00 Pre-ministerial press conference by the NATO Secretary General

  • Open to media representatives covering the Ministerial meeting.
  • Available live in multiple languages on the NATO website, on CCTV, EBU Worldfeed, to EBU news exchange, as well as on  X @NATOPress and NATO News on YouTube.
  • Video, photos and transcript will be available afterwards on the NATO website.

06:30 Media access

For pool access, please email NATOMediaOperations@hq.nato.int. Reserved for visual media only within the space available

The media programme is subject to change.

06:30 – 15:30 NATO Site entrance. Delivery of media passes for access (only for ad-hoc accredited media representatives) to the Ministerial. Annually accredited journalists can enter with their annual badges.

07:00 – 17:30 Information desk (Public Square, floor 1)

08:00 – 09:30 Distribution of pool cards (Public Square, floor 1)

06:30 – 21:00 Media centre opening hours

07:00 Ministers’ arrivals and doorstep statements

07:10 Doorstep statement by the NATO Secretary General

  • Available live on the NATO website, on CCTV, EBU Worldfeed, to EBU news exchange, as well as on X @NATOPress and NATO News on YouTube, and afterwards on the NATO Multimedia portal for download.
  • Immediately following this, media representatives with pool cards 3 and 4 to cover the beginning of the North Atlantic Council meeting will need to look out for escorting officers. Movement will be by escorting officers only.

07:55 Remarks by the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of War

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Pool B departs to cover the remarks

Meeting point in front of the Press shop – ground floor Public Square

08:00 Meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group

  • No media opportunity

09:25 Official Photo of the NATO Ministers of Defence

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Pools 3 of visual media only departs to cover the Official Photo 

Meeting point in front of the Press shop - ground floor Public Square

09:30 Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers’ Session Opening remarks by the NATO Secretary General and US Secretary of War

  • Pools 1 and 2 to cover the opening remarks. Restricted to visual media only.
  • Available live on the NATO website, on CCTV, EBU Worldfeed and available on  EBU news exchange, as well as on NATO News on YouTube and afterwards on the NATO Multimedia portal for download.
  • Video, photos and transcript will be available afterwards on the NATO website.

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Pools 1 and 2 of visual media depart to cover the meeting

Meeting point in front of the Press shop - ground floor Public Square

14:00 Secretary General’s Press Conference Press Briefing Room

Note:   Some national delegations may choose to brief the media after the NATO Secretary General. Time and location to be announced on the CCTV in the Media Centre

15:00 Meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group Public opening remarks

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Pool A of visual media depart to cover the start of the meeting

Meeting point in front of the Press shop - ground floor Public Square

17:40 Ukraine Defence Contact Group Joint Press Conference

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