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Press Office 6 July 2024

2024 NATO Washington Summit - Media programme The United States will host a NATO Summit in Washington D.C. from July 9-11, 2024. The meetings will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, and will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, United States. Now available on the NATO website: Schedule of events including news, transcripts, and multimedia Detailed media programme (PDF) NATO Summit media advisory Information for accredited media

5 July 2024 Update NATO Secretary General: “Our most urgent task at the Summit will be support to Ukraine” On 5 July 2024, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed next week’s Washington Summit, stressing that support to Ukraine will be NATO’s “most urgent task”. READ MORE Pre-Summit polling results show strong support for NATO and increased defence spending Ahead of the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, NATO commissioned a public opinion survey across all 32 NATO member countries. The survey asked over 30,000 respondents to share their opinions in several areas, including support for their country’s NATO membership, commitment to collective defence of their country’s Allies and agreement with increased defence spending. Overall, support for NATO remains strong, as does support for increased defence spending. READ MORE Denmark chairs the inaugural meeting of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community On 2 July 2024, the Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC) held its inaugural virtual meeting in Brussels. Last September, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for the development of a dedicated network which would enhance Allied cooperation and harness the benefits of quantum technologies to strengthen deterrence and defence. READ MORE Spain takes command of NATO’s battlegroup in Slovakia On 1 July 2024, Spain took command of NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Slovakia. Spain succeeds Czechia, who had been leading the battlegroup since its establishment in 2022. Troops from Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia are deployed alongside the 700 Spanish troops as part of the battlegroup, bolstering Allied deterrence and defence on NATO’s eastern flank. READ MORE DIANA, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator, launches new challenges On 1 July 2024, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) launched its second set of defence and security challenges in need for innovative deep-tech solutions. READ MORE 2024 Washington Summit Seventy-five years ago, 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. to ensure their collective defence in an unpredictable world. This year, 32 NATO Allies will meet again in Washington, D.C. to make key decisions on how to continue to protect their one billion citizens as the world faces the most dangerous security environment since the Cold War. READ MORE NATO in the democratic arena Michael Turner, Gerald E. Connolly SUBSCRIBE

NATO Secretary General: “Our most urgent task at the Summit will be support to Ukraine” On Friday (5 July 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed next week’s Washington Summit, stressing that support to Ukraine will be NATO’s “most urgent task”. “I expect Heads of State and Government will agree a substantial package for Ukraine,” said Mr Stoltenberg​. “NATO will take over the coordination and provision of most international security assistance,” he said. Click here to download the press conference by the NATO Secretary General. Q&A session will be available soon.  Click here to find more about NATO Summit 2024 and here for the webstory.

What is NATO? All you need to know What is NATO? Why was it formed and why does it still exist? Who pays for it and how do nations become new Allies? Since its origins in the aftermath of the Second World War, NATO has stood as a guarantee for peace in the Euro-Atlantic area. Through cooperation and dialogue, while deterring aggression from potential adversaries, the Alliance has grown from 12 to 32 members, who are committed to safeguarding the freedom and security of all Allies against any threat. Watch this new animation on YouTube in all NATO languages as well as in Arabic, Russian and Ukrainian. Click here to download the video.

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