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NATO Foreign Ministers end meetings in Bucharest with focus on China, more support for partners NATO foreign ministers ended two days of meetings in Bucharest today (Wednesday, 30 November 2022), with meetings focused on the long-term challenges posed by China, as well as on support for partners facing Russian pressure. “NATO is an Alliance of Europe and North America, but the challenges we face are global, and we must address them together in NATO,” said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Foreign ministers considered China’s ambitious military developments, its technological advances, and its growing cyber and hybrid activities. They also stressed the importance of meeting NATO’s resilience guidelines, maintaining NATO’s technological edge, and continuing to strengthen cooperation with partners in the Indo-Pacific region and with the European Union. Click here to download the final press conference by NATO Secretary General at the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, as well as the Q&A session with journalists. The programme of the meetings, with links to transcripts, photos, and audio is available on the NATO website. NATO Secretary General thanks Germany for contributions at critical time In a speech at the Berlin Security Conference on Thursday 1 December 2022, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Germany for its ''significant contributions to our Alliance", stressing that German leadership ''is more important than ever as we face the most serious security situation in decades.'' Click here to download the keynote speech by NATO Secretary General at the Berlin Security Conference, as well as the questions and answers session. The transcript is available on the NATO website. NATO Secretary General: "we will not back down" in support for Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined the key decisions taken by NATO Foreign Ministers at their first meeting in Bucharest today (Tuesday, 29 November 2022), underlining that the meeting sent "a strong message of NATO unity, and of sustained support to Ukraine". Despite Ukraine’s bravery and progress on the ground, Russia retains strong military capabilities and a large number of troops. Faced with President Putin’s attempts to weaponise winter, "to force Ukrainians to freeze or flee… and to divide all of us who support them," Mr Stoltenberg said that NATO will continue to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes”. He added: “we will not back down.” Click here to download the press conference by NATO Secretary General at the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. The Q&A session with journalists will be available soon under the same link.  The programme of the meetings, with links to transcripts, photos, and audio is available on the NATO website. NATO Secretary General praises German support to Ukraine In a visit to Berlin on Thursday (1 December 2022), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany’s strong support to Ukraine and its key contributions to NATO, including through its historic decision to substantially increase defence spending. Click here to download the joint press point with the Chancellor of Germany, as well as footage of the NATO Secretary General's meeting with the German Minister of Defence, and his visit to the Wall Museum in Berlin. The transcript is available on the NATO website.