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Press Release 19 May 2023

NATO Deputy Secretary General attends the 2023 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly On Monday, 22 May 2023, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană, will take part in the 2023 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NPA). The event will take place in Luxembourg. Mr. Geoană will address the Session's Plenary Sitting and participate in a Q&A session, moderated by the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Mrs Joelle Garriaud-Maylam. Media advisory 9:55 - 11.25 (CEST)       Speech by the NATO Deputy Secretary General followed by Q&A session Media coverage The Deputy Secretary General’s intervention will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of his remarks, as well as pictures taken by NATO photographers, will be available on the NATO website. More information about the event is available on the NPA website. NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Latvia On Wednesday 24 May 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Latvia, Mr. Krišjānis Kariņš, at NATO Headquarters. Media advisory 17:15 (CEST)      Press point by the Secretary General and the Prime Minister Media coverage Media representatives, who have annual accreditation to NATO for 2023, can cover the press conference in person. Media without the annual accreditation wishing to cover the event should apply for ad-hoc accreditation by writing to NatoAccreditations@hq.nato.int before COB Monday, 22nd May. NATO will confirm ad-hoc accreditations via email. The event will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures taken by a NATO photographer, will be available on the NATO website. The video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. NATO Secretary General to visit Portugal On 18 May 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Portugal. During his visit, the Secretary General will meet with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. António Costa.  Media Advisory 17:45 -18.00 (CEST) Joint Press Conference of the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister Media Coverage The event will be streamed live on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as pictures taken by a NATO photographer, will be available on the NATO website. The video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event.

NATO Allies train with Sweden as it prepares to join the Alliance Sweden and NATO are long-standing partners, counting decades of cooperation on a variety of issues, including political dialogue, contributions to NATO’s operations and missions, and joint training. Sweden applied for NATO membership following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As a NATO Invitee, Sweden is cooperating with NATO more closely than ever and its security has been strengthened.  Recently, soldiers from various NATO Allies including Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States trained side by side with Swedish forces. They took part in Sweden’s largest defence exercise in over 30 years, Aurora 23, as part of further increased cooperation on the Alliance’s collective deterrence and defence. Click here to download the video and here for the b-roll. You can also watch the video on YouTube. NATO Secretary General thanks Portugal for its contributions to NATO and support for Ukraine The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg met the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. Antonio Costa, as well as the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. João Cravinho and the Defence Minister, Ms. Helena Carreiras in Lisbon on Thursday (18 May 2023) to discuss preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July. The Secretary General thanked Portugal for its contribution to NATO, including the Air Policing mission and to the multinational battlegroup in Romania, as well as hosting the NATO Cyber Academy, the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre, as well as the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO). Click here for the joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Portugal, and here for the video of their meeting.  Click here for the webstory, photos and the transcript of the press conference by the NATO Secretary General.  Allied paratroopers team up with Greek Special Operations Forces for exercise Swift Response 23 NATO Allied paratroopers from the Netherlands and the United States jumped into Greece alongside Hellenic Army commandos during exercise Swift Response 23. Soldiers from the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped into a drop zone near Thessaloniki alongside counterparts from the Royal Netherlands Army’s 11 Air Assault Brigade and the Hellenic Army’s 1st Commando-Parachutist Brigade. After securing the drop zone, the soldiers mounted a simulated airfield seizure in Larissa, with help from Hellenic Air Force and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Swift Response 23 is part of Defender 23, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes shots of Dutch, Greek and US paratroopers jumping into Greece and assaulting an airfield, and shots of A-10Cs taking off and landing, as well as interviews held with Hellenic Army and US Air Force officers.

19 May 2023 Update

Secretary General thanks Portugal for its contributions to NATO and support for Ukraine Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Prime Minister Antonio Costa of Portugal, as well as foreign minister João Cravinho and defence minister Helena Carreiras in Lisbon on 18 May to discuss preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July. READ MORE

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