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Secretary General hails Montenegro's commitments to NATO, key role in Western Balkans, support to Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić to NATO Headquarters on Friday (26 January 2024). They discussed preparations for the upcoming Washington Summit and continued efforts to bolster the Alliance’s deterrence and defence. Click here to download the joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and Prime Minister Milojko Spajić of Montenegro. The webstory is available on the NATO website, as well as the transcript of the joint press conference.

26 January 2024 Update NATO’s largest exercise in decades, “Steadfast Defender”, gets underway On 24 January 2024, NATO launched its biggest military exercise in decades with 90,000 personnel set to take part in months-long manoeuvres spanning the North Atlantic and Europe. Exercise “Steadfast Defender” will test the Alliance’s ability to defend against a near-peer adversary in an Article 5 scenario. (Story courtesy of SHAPE) READ MORE Secretary General to Ukraine Defense Contact Group: support for Ukraine matters for Ukraine’s security and for NATO Participating in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on 23 January 2024, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Allies’ commitments to continue supporting Ukraine now and for the long term. READ MORE Secretary General hails Montenegro's commitments to NATO, key role in Western Balkans, support to Ukraine Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić to NATO Headquarters on 26 January 2024. They discussed preparations for the upcoming Washington Summit and continued efforts to bolster the Alliance’s deterrence and defence. READ MORE "NATO membership is good for Montenegro, for the region and for the whole Alliance," says Chair of NATO Military Committee On 23-24 January 2024, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer visited Montenegro at the invitation of the Montenegrin Chief of Defence, Brigadier General Zoran Lazarević. While in Podgorica, the Chair met with President Jakov Milatovic, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksa Bečić and Minister of Defence Dragan Krapovic.  READ MORE NATO concludes contracts for another $1.2 billion in artillery ammunition On 23 January 2024, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cummings concluded contracts for the purchase of around 220,000 155-millimetre artillery shells worth 1.2 billion US dollars. READ MORE NATO helps to boost civilian air traffic across the Western Balkans New civilian air routes were established across Albanian airspace on 24 January 2024 to facilitate flights to and from Pristina airport. This new development is the result of efforts carried out under a NATO-led process aimed at normalising civil aviation traffic across the Western Balkans. The new routes will positively affect civil aviation and provide significant benefits, including shorter flight times, lower fuel consumption, and reduced pollution. READ MORE You can stand under our umbrella: NATO unveils street mural in Lithuania In January 2024, NATO unveiled a 15-metre high street mural in Vilnius, Lithuania, which symbolises the security and protection provided by NATO across the Alliance. We spoke with the creative mind behind the urban art piece, Lithuanian street artist and co-founder of the “Living Graphics” art collective, Žygimantas Amelynas. READ MORE Sniper Activity – NATO Allies and partners spar at the European Best Sniper Team Competition The European Best Sniper Team Competition pits 45 teams of sharpshooters from many NATO Allies and partners against each other for seven days of gruelling and stressful tests of skill. In 2023, NATO’s newest Ally Finland triumphed. For those familiar with Finnish history, this comes as no surprise. READ MORE Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs visits NATO Headquarters Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Gunn Kim visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 24 January 2024 to meet with Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană and Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber David van Weel. READ MORE NATO starts talks with civil society on Women, Peace and Security policy update On 18-19 January 2024, NATO held its first talks with civil society representatives on the update of NATO’s policy on Women, Peace and Security. The talks were carried out as part of the first meeting of the new Civil Society Advisory Panel (CSAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) under the leadership of the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for WPS Irene Fellin. READ MORE NATO Allies train hard in the trenches A well-dug trench can be your greatest friend – or your worst enemy. That is why two NATO Allies Estonia and France trained in the demanding art of moving and fighting through trench networks. WATCH VIDEO THIS WEEK IN PICTURES How I survived the Holocaust Baroness Regina Sluszny SUBSCRIBE

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Press Release 26 January 2024

NATO Secretary General to visit the United States of America From 27 January to 1 February 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to the United States of America. On 29 January, the Secretary General will be in Washington DC to have bilateral meetings with senior officials including the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, as well as U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. On 30 January, Mr Stoltenberg will meet with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, Democratic Leader of the House, Hakeem Jeffries, Republican Leader of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, as well as other Democratic and Republican Representatives and Senators. On 31 January, the Secretary General will deliver a speech at the Heritage Foundation. On the same day, he will also travel to Troy, Alabama, and visit the Missiles and Fire Control Facility of Lockheed Martin. On 1 February, Mr Stoltenberg will be in Tampa, Florida, to visit the headquarters of the US Special Operations Command. Media Advisory 29 January, 15:15 (EST)    Joint press conference by the Secretary General and the US Secretary of State 31 January, 10:30 (EST)   Speech by the Secretary General, followed by Q&A, at the Heritage Foundation Media Coverage The Secretary General’s joint press conference and his speech at the Heritage Foundation will be streamed live on the NATO website. Transcripts of the Secretary General’s remarks at the joint press conference and of his speech at the Heritage Foundation, as well as photographs, will be available on the NATO website. For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office Hidden Child: how I survived the Holocaust Baroness Regina Sluszny During the horror of World War II, many Jewish families in Belgium were forced to hide their children in the hopes that they would avoid detection by the Gestapo and ultimately survive the war. In Belgium alone, more than 5000 children survived the genocide via disguise and concealment from the world. This is the story of Baroness Regina Sluszny: one of Belgium’s remaining Holocaust survivors, and one of the Hidden Children. READ/LISTEN MORE