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NATO Secretary General visits exercise Air Defender in Germany NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met and thanked personnel participating in exercise Air Defender 2023 together with the German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at Air Base Jagel in Germany on Tuesday (20 June 2023). Among the personnel the Secretary General met were pilots and crews from Germany, the United States, Türkiye, NATO’s newest member Finland, invitee Sweden, and partner country Japan. He stressed that the German-led Air Defender exercise also demonstrates the strong bond between Europe and North America, working together in NATO. The largest multinational air defence exercise in NATO’s history brings around 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries, including around 100 aircraft from 35 different U.S. states, training together in the airspace over Europe. Click here to download the press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Minister of Defence of Germany, Boris Pistorius and here for the webstory NATO Secretary General praises Germany’s contributions to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Monday (19 June 2023), in order to prepare for the Alliance’s upcoming Vilnius Summit. NATO Secretary General also met with the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and is taking part in the Federation of German Industries (BDI)’s Day of Industry. On Tuesday (20 June 2023), Mr Stoltenberg will travel to Jagel Air Base with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to visit exercise Air Defender 2023, the largest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history. Click here to download the joint statements by NATO Secretary General and German Chancellor and here to download the Q&A with journalists. Footage of the NATO Secretary General's visit to Germany and tomorrow's joint press conference with the German Defence Minister at Jagel Air Base will be available through this link. More information on today's meetings, photos as well as a transcript of today's press conference are available on the NATO website.

NATO's engagement in Afghanistan, 2003-2021: a planner’s perspective Diego A. Ruiz Palmer This coming summer will mark the twentieth anniversary of the initiation of NATO's engagement in Afghanistan in August 2003, which ended in August 2021 as a result of the collapse of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the return to power of the Taliban. This endeavour, extraordinary in both ambition and scope, brought together the commitments and contributions of troops and other resources by nearly 50 NATO and non-NATO nations from around the world, with the goal of building a stable Afghanistan freed from use as a safe haven for terrorism. READ/LISTEN MORE

Press Release 19 June 2023

NATO Secretary General’s pre-Summit press conference On Friday 7 July 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will give a press conference to preview the NATO Summit in Vilnius, at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Media Advisory 13:00 CET Press conference by the NATO Secretary General Media Coverage Media representatives who have annual accreditation to NATO for 2023 can attend the press point in person. Media representatives who do not have annual accreditation but would like to cover the press conference, should register on the Press Portal no later than 28 June 2023 COB. Late requests cannot be accommodated. The press conference 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 posted there shortly. The video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event.

NATO Secretary General meets the President of Montenegro

On Thursday 22 June 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the President of Montenegro, Mr. Jakov Milatović, at NATO Headquarters. They will have a joint press conference after their meeting. 11:45 (CEST) Press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the President of Montenegro Media Coverage This event is opent to media representatives who have annual accreditation to NATO for 2023. The press conference 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 posted there shortly. The video will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. Contact the NATO Press Office.