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NATO Secretary General with the Czech Prime Minister 🇨🇿 Petr Fiala, 30 MAY 2024
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- NATO Secretary General with the Czech Prime Minister 🇨🇿 Petr Fiala, 30 MAY 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, Thursday 30 May 2024
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Prime Minister Fiala,
Dear Petr,
It is great to see you again,
And it’s great to be here in the beautiful city of Prague.
The Czech Republic is a reliable and strong and highly valued NATO Ally.
And not least because this year, you will spend more than 2% percent of GDP on defence.
You lead NATO’s battlegroup in Slovakia.
And you contribute forces to our battlegroups in Latvia and Lithuania, helping to deter any aggression.
Your forces also serve in NATO missions in Kosovo and Iraq.
In response to Russia’s brutal war of aggression, you have also stepped support to Ukraine.
Czechia hosts hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees.
You provide critical military equipment to Ukraine, i...
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- NATO Secretary General doorstep statement at the EU Foreign Affairs Council, 28 MAY 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Defence Ministers’ format, Tuesday 28 May 2024, Brussels, Belgium.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning.
I'm looking forward to meeting the EU Defence Ministers and to discuss our support for Ukraine. Since day one of this war, NATO and the European Union have worked very closely together to provide unprecedented military, economic, and financial support to Ukraine. And therefore, it's always useful to sit down with the ministers and discuss how to sustain our support and step up what we do.
The most urgent need now is more air defence. And we are working with NATO Allies, and many of them also of course EU members, on stepping up the delivery of ammunition, air defence systems, and in particular the most advanced ones, the Patriot systems.
So, we have seen some progress. But more pr...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Dimitar Glavchev, 27 MAY 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Dimitar Glavchev, Monday 27 May 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you so much Prime Minister Glavchev. Dear Dimitar, it’s great to see you again. It’s great to be back in Sofia.
And it was great to attend the NATO Parliamentary Assembly this morning.
Perhaps the biggest assembly of parliamentarians representing democratic nations in the world.
32 NATO Allies and many partners.
So thank you also for hosting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Bulgaria is a valued and reliable NATO Ally. We appreciate very much what Bulgaria is doing and has done for 20 years to enhance our collective defence, to strengthen our shared security.
For 20 years you have played a critical role in maintaining the security of the Black Sea, the Western Balkans and beyond.
You host one of NATO’s eight mult...
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- NATO Secretary General at NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, 27 MAY 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Address by the Secretary General to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday 27 May 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you so much. Good morning to everyone. Prime Minister, Minister, excellencies. President, Szczerba. Michał, it's great to see you again. And it's great to be back in Sofia and to meet with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. As I've said so many, many times before, for me it is a privilege to meet with parliamentarians across the Alliance and from partner nations, because I know that at the end of the day, it is parliaments that decide what really matters for NATO. The budgets, that commitment to our collective defence. And also parliaments represent the democratic institutions that NATO is established to defend.
So therefore, I always look forward to this opportunity to engage with you, to say some words about where we are at the NATO Headquarters and then to engage in Q&A sessions with parliamentarian...
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- NATO Secretary General at the 2024 NATO Youth Summit, 13 MAY 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO’s 2024 Youth Summit: ‘Shaping Your Tomorrow’, 13 May 2024.
Speaking in front of an audience of young staff members at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, the Secretary General described security as fundamental to meeting major global challenges, from climate change to poverty alleviation. Mr Stoltenberg stressed the importance of continued defence investment given evolving security challenges, and underlined the enduring significance of NATO’s Article 5 collective security guarantee – underlining that an attack on one Ally would be regarded as an attack on all. The Secretary General also answered questions about NATO’s support to Ukraine, and its vital work with partners in the Indo-Pacific.
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO’s Military Committee, also addressed the Youth Summit from Stockholm. He stressed the importance of Allies’ individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack, as ...
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- NATO Secretary General at the Verkhovna Rada in Ukraine 🇺🇦, 29 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Verkhovna Rada in Ukraine, 29 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Chairman Stefanchuk,
Dear Members of the Verkhovna Rada,
It’s a great honour and pleasure to be here and to meet with all of you.
It is an honour to address this House once again.
Seven years ago, I became the first Secretary General to address the Ukrainian parliament.
Today marks the third time I have had this privilege.
And for the third time, I will quote the great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko.
He wrote:
“Our soul shall never perish;
Freedom knows no dying.
And the greedy cannot harvest
Fields where seas are lying.”
Ladies and gentlemen,
Ukraine’s freedom cannot,
must not,
and will not die.
Allow me therefore to express my deep appreciation and respect to all of you.
And through you,...
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv, 29 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Secretary General in Kyiv: Ukraine is on an “irreversible path” to NATO, support will continue.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Monday (29 April 2024) for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the state of the war and the future of NATO’s support to Ukraine.
The Secretary General praised President Zelenskyy’s leadership and the bravery of the Ukrainian forces and people, but acknowledged that “leadership and bravery alone cannot repel the Russian forces; you also need arms and ammunition.” He recognised that serious delays in support have translated to serious consequences on the battlefield. "Ukraine has been outgunned for months... fewer Russian missiles and drones have been shot down, and Russia has been able to push forward on the front line," said Mr Stoltenberg. "But it is not too late for Ukraine to prevail. More support is on the way."
Defence ministers heard President Zelenskyy’s clear appeal at a me...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Chancellor of Germany 🇩🇪 Olaf Scholz, 26 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, 26 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Chancellor Scholz, dear Olaf,
It’s great to be back in Berlin and to once again meet with you.
And thank you for your warm welcome.
And thank you also for your leadership and personal commitment to our transatlantic alliance.
Germany makes major contributions to our shared security.
You are strengthening your presence in the eastern part of the Alliance, deploying a brigade to Lithuania.
Your jets are patrolling the Baltic skies.
And Germany has committed 12,000 troops to Steadfast Defender, the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War.
Your historic and very important Zeitenwende has led to major increases in defence spending.
The fact that Germany now invests 2 percent of GDP in defence matters for all Allies.
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- NATO Secretary General at Atlantik-Brücke event in Berlin 🇩🇪, 25 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remarks upon accepting the Eric M. Warburg Award at Atlantik-Brücke in Berlin, 25 APR 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg received the Atlantik-Brücke’s Eric M. Warburg Award at a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday (25 April 2024). German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius presented the award after laudatory remarks by Dr Irina Scherbakowa, co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning “Memorial” human rights organisation.
In his acceptance speech, the Secretary General praised Berlin for “building one of Europe’s strongest and best-equipped armed forces,” saying “NATO can rely on Germany”.
Mr Stoltenberg warned that in today’s Russia, “the past echoes loudly in the present. Thought is controlled, freedom is curtailed, opposition is crushed.” He added that, “as Russia has become more oppressive at home it has become more aggressive abroad, waging a fully-fledged war in Ukraine....
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- NATO Secretary General with the Chief of the German Air Force 🇩🇪, 25 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statement
by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Chief of the German Air Force, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Laage, Germany, 25 April 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took to the skies in a German Eurofighter on Thursday 25 April 2024 as part of his visit to the 73 Tactical Air Wing at Laage Air Base in Germany.
Mr Stoltenberg called his flight “a great experience,” adding the Laage Airbase is “important for NATO, because what they do from here is to educate the best pilots in the world and also to support the different air policing missions, which is important in a more challenging security environment.”
During his press conference with Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Chief of the German Air Force, Mr Stoltenberg also thanked Germany for its crucial role in supporting Ukraine, as the country’s biggest military donor in Europe. He also welcomed Germany’s decision to deliver an additio...
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- NATO Secretary General following the virtual meeting of NATO-Ukraine Council🇺🇦, 19 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the virtual meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Allied Defence Ministers, 19 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon,
We have just concluded a virtual meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
President Zelenskyy briefed Allied Defence Ministers on the situation on the battlefield, and Ukraine’s critical need for more air defences.
NATO Defence Ministers have agreed to step up and provide further military support, including more air defence.
NATO has mapped out existing capabilities across the Alliance and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine.
So I except new announcements on air defence capabilities for Ukraine soon.
I welcome Germany’s efforts, including the recent decision to deliver an additional Patriot system to Ukraine.
In addition to Patriots, ther...
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- NATO Secretary General doorstep statement at the meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers, 18 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers in Capri, Italy, 18 April 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the importance of strengthening support to Ukraine.
“We now have encouraging signs from the US Congress that they will vote on a package for Ukraine in the coming days,” said Mr Stoltenberg, welcoming the commitment and determination of NATO Allies in standing up for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Allies have stepped up support, including through the Czech-led ammunition initiative; increased military support from the Netherlands; a new aid package from Denmark, and Germany’s decision to send an additional Patriot system to Ukraine.
“Ninety-nine percent of the military support for Ukraine comes from NATO Allies, and it is of vital importance that NATO Allies sustain and step up their support,” said the Secretary General.
Mr Stoltenberg said that ...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Ministers of Czechia, Denmark and The Netherlands, 17 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Czechia, Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, 17 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Prime Minister Rutte,
Prime Minister Frederiksen,
Prime Minister Fiala,
Welcome to all of you. It’s great to see you here at the NATO Headquarters.
And many thanks for your very strong commitment to our transatlantic bond,
And for your leadership you have demonstrated in providing support to Ukraine.
We just had an important and timely discussion on how to step up further our support to Ukraine.
In particular on how to provide more air defence systems to Ukraine.
Because the situation on the battlefield remains very difficult.
And we have all heard Ukraine’s clear and urgent appeal...
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Finland 🇫🇮 Alexander Stubb, 10 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, 10 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon. President Stubb, dear Alex, it's great to see you here. Welcome to the NATO headquarters and congratulations on your election as President of Finland. And let me also congratulate you on the first anniversary of Finland as a full NATO Ally.
Your membership makes NATO stronger and Finland safer. Finland takes security and defence seriously. You have long made defence spending a priority and we are grateful for the fact that when Finland joined NATO, yet another NATO Ally is spending and more than 2% on defence. You have highly trained personnel and your advanced military capabilities bolster our deterrence and defence.
Finland's seamless integration into the NATO family and the NATO structures reflects decades of very close cooperation between Finland as a previous...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Chairman of the Presidency of 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 08 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Denis Bećirović, chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, dear Denis,
It’s great to have you here.
Welcome to NATO.
It’s great to see you again.
And actually, welcome back to the NATO Headquarters.
We last met during my visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina in November.
And the Deputy Secretary General led a visit of the North Atlantic Council to Sarajevo earlier this year.
Your visit today is a chance to take stock of our partnership.
And discuss what more we can do together.
Bosnia-Herzegovina is a long-standing NATO partner.
We strongly support your sovereignty and territorial integrity.
We continue to support the EU-led Operation Althea, under the Berlin plus arrangements, to maintain a safe and secure e...
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- NATO Secretary General, Press Conference at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 04 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, 4 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon.
Today marks 75 years since NATO’s founding.
Since 1949, we have been the strongest and most successful Alliance in history.
This morning we marked the anniversary at NATO headquarters, and, in July, Allies will celebrate this milestone at our Summit in Washington.
Earlier today, I chaired a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
Minister Kuleba updated Allies on Ukraine’s short and long-term needs, and on the progress of its reforms.
The situation on the battlefield remains serious.
Ukraine needs more air defences, more ammunition, and more aid.
I welcome that Allies continue to step up with major new announcements.
In recent days, this includes nearly 600 million euros fro...
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- NATO Secretary General, North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 04 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs with Indo-Pacific Partners and the EU, 4 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Welcome to all of you, we're ready to start. Welcome to this meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, together with our partners from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Republic of Korea and the European Union.
We know that our security is not regional, it is global. The war in Ukraine illustrates this clearly. Russia's friends in Asia are vital for continuing this war of aggression. China is propping up Russia's war economy. In return, Moscow is mortgaging its future to Beijing.
North Korea and Iran are delivering substantial supplies of weapons and ammunition. In return, Pyongyang and Tehran are receiving Russian technology and supplies that help them to advance their missile and nuclear capabilities.
This has regional and global secu...
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- Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine 🇺🇦 Council at Foreign Ministers Meeting - opening remarks, 04 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Foreign Ministers’ Session, 4 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Welcome once again. Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council. Russia's brutal war against Ukraine has entered its third year. And as Ukraine continues to fight for its freedom, Allies continue to support Ukraine. The situation on the battlefield is difficult. This is an argument for stepping up our support not scaling down.
Today we will address Ukraine's urgent practical and political needs, including how to strengthen NATO's support for Ukraine. At Vilnius we agreed the package of measures to bring Ukraine closer to NATO. And as we prepare for our Washington Summit, we're working together to cement Ukraine's path towards NATO membership.
This matters for Ukraine’s security and for our security.
So we look forward to hear...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Dmytro Kuleba, 04 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, 04 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
So Minister Kuleba, dear Dmytro,
Welcome back to NATO.
It’s always a pleasure to welcome you, to see you here.
And let me start by once again recognising the courage, the determination, the bravery of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and you personally in standing up against Russian brutal aggression against Ukraine.
This matters for Ukraine, but it matters also for the whole of NATO, for our security.
So what you do is important for all of us.
And therefore, I stated many, many times that support Ukraine is not charity.
Support to Ukraine is an investment in our own security.
Today, we will have a meeting on the NATO-Ukraine Council.
I look forward to discussing with you how we can further s...
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- NATO's 75 Anniversary Celebration at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, 04 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Ceremony and speeches by the NATO Secretary General, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia and Belgium.
🎶 Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force and the Marine Band on the Royal Netherlands Navy
📺 Quicklinks / Chapters:
▶️ 00:00 Bands enter the NATO HQ Agora
▶️ 03:25 The NATO Secretary General, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Chair of the NATO Military Committee take their places
▶️ 07:05 🎼 NATO Hymn
▶️ 08:55 🎙️ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
▶️ 14:58 🎙️ Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer
▶️ 19:35 🎼 Band of Brothers
▶️ 22:33 Speeches by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Allies celebrating their 25th, 20th, and 15th Accession Anniversaries
▶️ 23:32 🇨🇿 Ja...
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- NATO Secretary General with 🇺🇸 US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, 03 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg and the US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, 3 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Secretary Blinken, dear Tony.
welcome back to NATO. It's always great to see you here. And thank you for leadership. Thank you for your strong commitment to our Alliance.
Today, we have already started our Foreign Ministers meeting. And we have addressed how to strengthen our support to Ukraine, to create an even more robust framework for our support.
And I thank you for your strong commitment, your personal commitment, commitment of President Biden, to ensure that the United States continues to be a lead nation in supporting Ukraine.
Then, burden sharing is always top on our agenda. When NATO made the pledge to invest the 2% of GDP on defence, back in 2014, only three Allies met that target. Today, two thirds of NATO Allies are spending 2% o...
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- NATO Secretary General, Press Conference at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 03 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 3 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon.
We have just concluded a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers –
The first ever with Sweden as a full member of the Alliance.
Together, we addressed preparations for the Washington Summit in July.
Starting with Ukraine.
This is a critical moment.
The people of Ukraine continue to defend their country with skill and bravery.
The Ukrainians have shown – time and time again – that they are capable.
Ukraine has recaptured half of the territory that Russia initially seized.
In the Black Sea, Ukraine has pushed back the Russian fleet, enabling the continued export of grain to world markets.
The Ukrainians are not running out of courage, they are running out of ammunition.
We need to ste...
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- NATO Secretary General, North Atlantic Council at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 03 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers’ Session, 3 April 2023.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
So, welcome to all of you.
Welcome to this meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
This is the first ministerial meeting with Sweden taking its rightful place as a full member.
A clear demonstration that NATO’s door remains firmly open.
Today we will prepare for the Washington Summit in July.
At the summit, we’ll take forward our work to strengthen our deterrence and defence and ensure fair burden sharing.
We’ll bolster our support for Ukraine and we’ll deepen our cooperation with our partners in Indo Pacific as well as the European Union.
Today we'll also discuss how to address instability in our Southern neighbourhood and agree a new policy on Women, Peace and Security.
All of this c...
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- NATO Secretary General - Doorstep statement at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 03 APR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, 3 April 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning.
Foreign Ministers will meet today and tomorrow to mark NATO’s 75th anniversary, and to prepare for our Summit in Washington in July.
NATO was founded on a single, solemn promise: an attack on one Ally is an attack on all.
From that foundation, we have built the most powerful and successful Alliance in history.
And over the past 75 years, NATO’s Open Door has helped to spread democracy and prosperity across Europe.
As we celebrate NATO's achievements, we do not rest upon them.
Europe now faces war on a scale we thought was resigned to history.
In recent days, the Kremlin has launched new major attacks, striking Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure.
And Russia continues to press along the fro...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Slovenia 🇸🇮 Robert Golob, 21 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Dr Robert Golob, 21 March 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Prime Minister Golob,
Dear Robert,
Welcome to NATO Headquarters.
It’s great to see you again.
We just finished a very productive meeting addressing a wide range of issues related to our shared security.
This month we mark the 20th anniversary of Slovenia’s accession to NATO.
NATO’s open door has helped to spread freedom and democracy throughout Europe.
And for two decades, you have stood with Allies, united and fully committed to our collective security.
So I commend you for your many contributions to NATO’s collective defence and to our shared security.
You are supporting NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
You have deployed troops to our battlegroups in Latvia and Slovakia.
And S...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Armenia 🇦🇲 Nikol Pashinyan, 19 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, 19 March 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Thank you so much Prime Minister Pashinyan,
Dear Nikol,
It’s great to see you again,
And it’s great to be in Yerevan with you,
On my first visit to Armenia as Secretary General of NATO.
Let me start by praising your personal leadership,
Your clear voice for peace,
And your strong commitment to democratic values.
Armenia is a long-standing partner of NATO.
And I welcome your contributions to NATO missions and operations.
For nearly 20 years, Armenia has been a key partner in NATO’s KFOR peacekeeping mission.
Helping to ensure a safe and secure environment for all communities in Kosovo.
And I welcome your increased troop contributions in recent years.
Today in our meeting we discusse...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Georgia 🇬🇪 Irakli Kobakhidze, 18 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, 18 March 2024.
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Ilham Aliyev, 17 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, 17 March 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Baku on Sunday 17 March 2024, kicking off a three-day, tri-nation tour of the South Caucasus. Meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, the Secretary General welcomed Azerbaijan’s long-standing collaboration with the Alliance, saying he looked forward to further strengthening the partnership.
Mr Stoltenberg welcomed the opportunity to discuss energy security, saying: “energy matters for our security and I welcome that Azerbaijan is developing closer and closer ties with several NATO Allies.” He further pointed to a track record of work on issues of mutual concern and thanked Azerbaijan for its contributions to NATO-led operations and missions – including in Kosovo and Afghanistan – since Azerbaijan joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace in 1994. The Alliance and Baku have also co...
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- NATO Secretary General with the President of Poland 🇵🇱 Andrzej Duda, 14 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Press conference with the NATO Secretary General and the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, 14 March 2024.
Secretary General thanks President Duda for Poland’s contributions following 25 years of NATO membership
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Polish President Andrzej Duda to NATO Headquarters on Thursday, two days after the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO. The Secretary General praised Poland for its contributions to the Alliance and its strong support for Ukraine.
Mr Stoltenberg underlined that since joining NATO Poland has become “a key Ally and a security provider. You are building one of the biggest armies in NATO. You spend around 4 percent of GDP on defence, topping the NATO table,” the Secretary General said, “and you are adding major capabilities, including F-35s, HIMARS, and helicopters.”
The Secretary General and President Duda addressed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine...
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- NATO Secretary General's Annual Report for 2023, 14 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the release of his Annual Report 2023, 14 March 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg launched his annual report for 2023, which covers all aspects of the Alliance’s work over the past year.
The Secretary General announced the results of NATO’s annual public perception polls, which also included surveys from Finland and Sweden for the first time. Mr Stoltenberg said, “the data is clear. Public support for NATO is extremely strong – on both sides of the Atlantic. If a vote were held today, an overwhelming majority of citizens across Allied countries would vote in favour of NATO.” He added, “For example, in the United States, only 13 percent would vote against,” underlining that “over 80% of our citizens believe that North America and Europe must continue to work together for our shared security.” He underlined these results indicate that “across the Alliance, support for ...
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- Historic day NATO headquarters, welcoming #Sweden 🇸🇪 as the 32nd Ally
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- 2 years ago
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- The Swedish flag was raised at NATO Headquarters for the first time on Monday (11 March 2024) in a ceremony to mark the country’s membership of the Alliance. Sweden became NATO’s 32nd Ally on 7 March upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States government in Washington D.C.
The Secretary General welcomed Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to NATO Headquarters for a flag-raising ceremony to mark Sweden’s accession. Speaking ahead of the ceremony, the Secretary General thanked Prime Minister Kristersson for his strong personal leadership and commitment to leading Sweden into NATO. He said: “Sweden has taken its rightful place at NATO’s table under the shield of Article 5 protection – the ultimate guarantee of our freedom and security. All for one and one for all.”
Sweden’s flag was hoisted to join the flags of the other 31 Allies, as the Swedish national anthem and the NATO hymn were played. Flag-rai...
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- Ceremony to mark 🇸🇪 Sweden's accession to NATO, 11 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- The Swedish flag was raised at NATO Headquarters for the first time on Monday 11 March 2024 in a ceremony to mark the country’s membership of the Alliance. Sweden became NATO’s 32nd Ally on 7 March upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States government in Washington D.C.
The Secretary General welcomed Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to NATO Headquarters for a flag-raising ceremony to mark Sweden’s accession. Speaking ahead of the ceremony, the Secretary General thanked Prime Minister Kristersson for his strong personal leadership and commitment to leading Sweden into NATO. He said: “Sweden has taken its rightful place at NATO’s table under the shield of Article 5 protection – the ultimate guarantee of our freedom and security. All for one and one for all.”
Sweden’s flag was hoisted to join the flags of the other 31 Allies, as the Swedish national anthem and the NATO hymn were played. Flag-raisi...
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- NATO Secretary General with Prime Minister of Sweden 🇸🇪 Ulf Kristersson, 11 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, 11 March 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Prime Minister Kristersson, dear Ulf. It is an honour to welcome you to today to the NATO Headquarters because this is truly an historic day.
In a few moments, we will raise the Swedish flag here at the NATO Headquarters, and all over the Alliance, and welcome your country as the thirty-second member of NATO.
Sweden has taken its rightful place at NATO’s table under the shield of Article 5 protection - the ultimate guarantee of our freedom and security. All for one and one for all.
Joining NATO is good for Sweden, good for stability in the North and good for the security of our whole Alliance.
Sweden has long been a partner. Now you are an Ally with all the benefits and responsibilities that this brings.
Sweden has cutting-edge capa...
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- NATO Secretary General and senior leaders mark International Women's Day 2024, 08 MAR 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer and Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, Irene Fellin messages to mark International Women's Day 2024, 8 March 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
On International Women's Day, I honour the countless women who have shaped and strengthened NATO since the founding of our Alliance 75 years ago.
Their resilience, sacrifice, and dedication have been paramount to our success.
We have come a long way in integrating gender perspectives into our policies and operations, but our work is far from over.
Too often, and in too many places, women face inequality and injustice.
Too often, and in too many places, women are the primary victims of armed conflict.
Today, I also pay special tribute to the brave women of Ukraine,
Who continue to fight for their families, their freedom, and their future.
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- Statement on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 24 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 24 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Today, we mark two years since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine.
Starting the biggest war in Europe since World War Two.
Let me begin by honouring all those brave Ukrainians who have fallen or been wounded in defence of their homeland.
The situation on the battlefield remains extremely serious.
President Putin’s aim to dominate Ukraine has not changed.
And there are no indications that he is preparing for peace.
But we must not lose heart.
Ukraine has demonstrated remarkable skill and fierce determination again and again.
Ukraine did not collapse in weeks, as many feared it would.
You have recaptured half of the territory seized by Russia.
Pushed Russia back from large parts of the Black Sea.
And ...
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- NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Georgia 🇬🇪 Irakli Kobakhidze, 21 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia, 21 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Prime Minister Kobakhidze, welcome to NATO, it’s great to see you here.
We have met before but this is the first time we meet in your new capacity as Prime Minister and therefore let me start by congratulating you on your appointment as Prime Minister and we look forward to working with you.
Georgia is a close NATO partner, and we fully support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
NATO continues to call on Russia to reverse the recognition of Georgian territories as independent states.
Any threats by Russia to annex Georgia’s occupied regions are unacceptable.
This week, we mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s withdrawal from Avdiivka shows that the situation on...
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- NATO Secretary General in panel discussion at Munich Security Conference, 17 Feb 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the “In It to Win It: The Future of Ukraine and Transatlantic Security” panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference, Saturday 17 February 2024.
🎤 Christiane Amanpour, CNN
🗣️ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
🗣️ Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia
🗣️ Pete Ricketts, US Senator
🎤 Christiane Amanpour:
For you Secretary General, NATO has said, and actually key Defence Ministers from the frontline countries, have said that you are concerned for the first time. This wasn’t the case last year, that within three to five years even, Putin could test the resolve of a NATO country.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
We can never take peace for granted, but I think it is important to convey that we don't see any imminent threat against any NATO Ally. The world has become more dangerous, but NATO has become stronger. And the purpose of NATO i...
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- NATO Secretary General doorstep at the Munich Security Conference, 16 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the Munich Security Conference, 16 February 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday (16 February 2024) said he was "deeply saddened and concerned" by reports about the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "All the facts have to be established and Russia has serious questions to answer", Mr Stoltenberg said arriving at the Munich Security Conference. "We remain committed to support everyone that believes in democracy and freedom as Alexei Navalny has done for so many years."
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
I am deeply saddened and concerned about reports coming from Russia that Alexei Navalny is dead. All the facts has to be established and Russia has serious questions to answer.
Alexei Navalny has been a strong voice for freedom, for democracy for many years, and NATO and NATO Allies have called for his immediate release ...
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- NATO Secretary General w/ the Pres. of European Commission & Minister-Pres. of Bavaria, 16 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen and the Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder, 16 February 2024.
00:00 🗣️ | Minister-President of Bavaria Markus Söder
03:42 🗣️ | European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen
07:56 🗣️ |NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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- NATO Secretary General, Press Conference at Defence Ministers Meeting, 15 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 15 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon,
NATO defence ministers met today to prepare for the Washington Summit in July.
Last year in Vilnius, we took major decisions to strengthen our deterrence and defence.
Today, we accelerated work on resourcing our new defence plans, and strengthening our transatlantic defence industrial base.
This requires investment.
And we are on the right track.
I expect 18 Allies to spend 2% of their GDP on defence this year.
A six-fold increase from only 3 Allies in 2014.
In 2024, NATO Allies in Europe will invest a total of 380 billion US dollars in defence.
For the first time, this amounts to 2% of their total GDP.
By the end of 2024, European Allies and Canada will have added more th...
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- Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine 🇺🇦 Council at Defence Ministers Meeting - opening remarks, 15 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO-Ukraine Council in Defence Ministers Session, together with the Invitee, 15 February 2024.
Good afternoon and welcome to this meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Defence Ministers.
And a special welcome to Minister Umerov, who is joining us via VTC. It's great to see you there on the screen.
And also to the EU High Representative, who will come soon.
Later this month we will mark two years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine.
Thanks to the extraordinary bravery and determination of your armed forces and the steadfast support of NATO Allies and partners, Ukraine remains an independent sovereign nation.
Today, Minister Umerov will brief us on the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
And we will discuss how to provide further support and bring Ukraine even closer to NATO membership.
Thanks again to the media...
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- NATO Secretary General, North Atlantic Council at Defence Ministers Meeting, 15 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session together with the Invitee, 15 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning to all of you, it’s good to see you.
Welcome to this meeting of NATO Defence Ministers.
Today we will take forward the decisions taken at the Vilnius Summit last July, to further strengthen our deterrence and defence.
With new plans, improved Command and Control, streamlined logistics, and strengthened Air and Missile Defence.
We will address our defence industrial capacity.
We are ramping up production of much needed weapons and ammunition. For Ukraine’s security, and for ours.
All of this required us to invest more, and we are making good progress.
Last year, we saw an unprecedented increase in defence spending across European Allies and Canada. And this year, a record number of All...
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- NATO Secretary General - Doorstep statement at Defence Ministers Meeting, 15 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 15 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Today, NATO defense ministers will meet to address our support to Ukraine, and how to further strengthen our deterrence and defense.
And to do both, we need to invest more, and we are on the right track. Because we now have historic numbers when it comes to defense investments. Last year, we saw an 11% real increase in defense spending across Europe and Canada. This year, we expect 18 Allies to meet the target of spending 2% of GDP on defense. And European Allies together spend 280 billion US dollars on defense. And this is 2% of their combined GDP.
But we still have a way to go. Because at our Summit in Vilnius last year, all Allies promised to spend 2% of GDP on defense, and 2% is a minimum.
Then, later on today, I will chair a meeting of the NATO...
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- NATO Secretary General pre-ministerial press conference at Defence Ministers Meeting, 14 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Pre-ministerial press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence, 14 February 2024.
Previewing this week's meetings of Defence Ministers, Mr Stoltenberg announced that since the Defence Investment Pledge was made in 2014, European Allies and Canada have added more than $600 billion for defence. In 2023, we saw a real increase of 11% in defence spending across European Allies and Canada, which the Secretary General called an “unprecedented rise”. He added that he expects 18 Allies to spend 2% of GDP on defence in 2024 – a six-fold increase since 2014, when only three Allies met the target.
“In 2024, NATO Allies in Europe will invest a combined total of 380 billion US dollars in defence. For the first time, this amounts to 2% of their combined GDP," said Mr Stoltenberg. He added: “we are making real progress: European Allies are spending more. However, some Allies still have a ways to go. Be...
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- NATO Secretary General with 🇺🇸 U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, 07 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, 7 February 2024.
National Security Advisers from all NATO Allies and invitee Sweden met in Brussels on Wednesday (7 February 2024) to discuss preparations for the Washington Summit in July, including continued support to Ukraine, strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence, and the growing challenges posed by China.
Read more: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_222508.htm
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good afternoon.
I have just chaired a meeting of National Security Advisers from all NATO Allies.
And I am glad to be joined today by U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
Jake, it is good to see you again,
Just after we last met in Washington last week.
In our meeting today, NATO Allies discussed our preparations for the Washington Summit in July.
In...
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- NATO Secretary General at 🇺🇸 US Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, 01 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remarks to troops at the Headquarters of the US Special Operations Command at MacDill Airforce Base in Tampa, Florida, 1 February 2024.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg concluded his trip to the United States on Thursday (1 February 2024) with a visit to the headquarters of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in Tampa, Florida. Addressing troops, Mr Stoltenberg underscored that in a changing world with serious challenges, NATO Allies stand united “around our core cause to protect and defend each other.”
The Secretary General commended the troops for their service, noting that Special Operations Forces “are vital to any military operation. And therefore, so important for the whole NATO Alliance.” He also paid tribute to those who have fallen in the line of duty.
Mr Stoltenberg highlighted that Allies’ increased defence spending will not only result in boosting national capabilities, bu...
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- NATO Deputy Secretary General with MFA of Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 Elmedin Konaković, 01 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Joint press statements by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, 1 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Deputy Secretary General:
Thank you so much Minister Konaković, dear Elmedin,
Thank you so much for your warm welcome.
It is good to be back in Sarajevo. You mentioned that our Secretary General visited just a few months back. But the Council visited Sarajevo in 2010. So this is a visit long overdue.
Also, I'm very happy to be here with the North Atlantic Council. 31 allies and Sweden soon to become the 32nd member of the most successful Alliance in human history.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a long-standing and close NATO partner.
Today we discussed the security situation in your country and its implications for stability in the broader region.
Because what happens in Bosnia and Herzegovina matters for the secu...
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- NATO Deputy Secretary at North Atlantic Council meeting in Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦, 01 FEB 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană with the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Krišto, at the North Atlantic Council meeting in Sarajevo, 1 February 2024.
🗣 | NATO Deputy Secretary General:
Dear Borjana. Thank you so much for inviting the North Atlantic Council to your country and for your warm welcome. Also our words of appreciation to your ministers and to your team. Our visit follows on the heels of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s trip here last November - he sends his best regards to you. It demonstrates once again NATO’s strong and enduring commitment to Bosnia Herzegovina. It demonstrates that NATO and Bosnia Herzegovina have a long-standing and mutually-beneficial partnership.
The security and stability of this country matters for the security of the wider Western Balkans region. It matters for the security of Europe, and of all of NATO. This is why NATO is concerned about secess...
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- NATO Secretary General at the Lockheed Martin facility in Troy, Alabama, 31 JAN 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Lockheed Martin Facility in Troy, Alabama, 31 January 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
It is important for me to tell you that what you produce here, what you do here every day, is making NATO stronger and all of us safer and more secure.
That has always been the case, but it’s even more so now with a full-fledged war going on in Europe, a war of aggression launched by President Putin and Russia.
And where weapons produced by Lockheed Martin, by you, has made a huge difference on the battlefield.
I just saw how Javelins are produced. And that was important for me.
But it is important that you fully realise how important those missiles were, especially at the beginning of the war, because when the invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022. Most experts feared and believed that Russia would take control over Kyiv the capital of Ukraine and the rest of Ukrain...
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- NATO Secretary General at the Heritage Foundation, 31 JAN 2024
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- 2 years ago
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- Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Heritage Foundation, USA on 31 January 2024.
🗣 | NATO Secretary General:
Good morning all.
It is great to be back in Washington.
And a pleasure to speak at the Heritage Foundation.
You seek to advance the interests of American citizens.
And stand up for ideas that strengthen America,
and the fundamental values that underpin this great democratic nation.
Freedom, opportunity and prosperity.
Today, these values are under attack by malign foreign actors seeking to undermine them.
They are threatening our free world.
They are openly contesting American power.
And not just America.
They are trying to trample over the global rules that keep us all safe.
These are dangerous times.
China is modernising its military and developing new weapons,
without any transparency or any limitation.
It is t...
