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NATO HQ, Blvd Leopold III 1110 Brussels, Belgium

6 November 2024

Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs - Brussels, 3-4 December 2024 GENERAL Allied Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 3-4 December 2024. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte. Media representatives without annual accreditation to NATO can apply for ad-hoc accreditation for the event. The deadline for accreditation is Tuesday, 19 November 2024, at 23:59 (CET). The Secretary General will address the media on both days of the meeting. PROGRAMME A detailed media programme of the meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers will be available on the NATO website closer to the event. For information about Allied Ministers participation, please contact the national delegations at NATO. A list of delegation press officers is available from NATO Press & Media (press@hq.nato.int). MEDIA ACCREDITATION Media representatives with an annual accreditation to NATO for 2024 do not need to request accreditation for this event. All other media representatives without annual accreditation to NATO wishing to cover the meeting need to apply for ad-hoc accreditation on the NATO accreditation portal: https://my.hq.nato.int/register. View NATO accreditation procedures. Please note that late requests for ad-hoc accreditation as well as requests submitted without all necessary documentation will not be successful. The deadline to register and apply for media accreditation is Tuesday, 19 November 2024, at 23:59 (CET). Please apply as early as possible to allow our team sufficient time to process your accreditation request. NATO will confirm accreditation explicitly by email. Please have that confirmation email handy when collecting your badge. Ad-hoc media passes must be collected in person at a counter specifically designated for the purpose upon presentation of the confirmation email received, and the documents used to apply for accreditation (ID card or Passport, Press card or Editor’s letter) at the Main Entrance of NATO Headquarters, Boulevard Leopold III 1110 Brussels. Badges must be visible at all times. Please arrive early to clear security checks as security personnel will examine and may test equipment and personal effects. Feel free to contact the NATO Accreditations team would you have any questions at NatoAccreditations@hq.nato.int. MEDIA ACCESS Accredited media representatives can work in the press area of NATO Headquarters on the days of the Ministerial meeting, and access all public areas. The opening hours of the press area will be communicated in the media programme. Accredited journalists can attend ministers’ doorsteps and the press conferences of the NATO Secretary General. These events will also be streamed live on the NATO website. National briefings may also take place at NATO Headquarters. Please contact national delegations at NATO for details about their plans. POOLS A few elements of the Meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers will be accessible only to a pool of visual journalists. Details on pooled events and on the distribution of pool cards will be available in the media programme, a few days before the event. If you accept a NATO pool position, you must share immediately all information and material collected while in the pool with any accredited media that requests it, at no charge and with no restriction on the use of the material for news purposes. Media organisations that want pooled images should first contact the wire service / photo agency of which they are a client. Media representatives and news organisations must identify that it is pooled material every time it is used. Pooled material can only be used for legitimate news purposes and cannot be sold. BROADCAST NATO will provide broadcast-quality video in real time on EBU World feed or to EBU News Exchange. NATO photographers and videographers will provide video clips and photos of all public events during the ministerial meeting. Photos can be downloaded from the NATO website. The video files will be available for free download from the NATO Multimedia Portal. The Secretary General's press conferences and public remarks will be streamed live on the NATO website. MEDIA FACILITIES A press working area will be set up on the first floor of the Public Square at NATO HQ. Working spaces cannot be booked in advance and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Television and radio editing spaces will be available upon request by email to the NATO TV & Radio Unit (see contact details below). PARKING Media representatives can park in the Visitors' car park of the NATO HQ. Uplink vans can park in a special section of the car park upon request to the NATO TV & Radio Unit. More information For general queries: Contact the NATO Press Office Accreditation NatoAccreditations@hq.nato.int TV & Radio arrangements on site and via satellite broadcastoperations@hq.nato.int NATO Video on demand content@natomultimedia.tv Press Release 5 November 2024 Participation by the NATO Secretary General in a meeting of the European Political Community On Thursday, 7 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, will travel to Budapest, Hungary. The Secretary General will meet the Prime Minister, Mr Viktor Orbán. Mr Rutte will also participate in a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). Media advisory 10:00 – 11:00 (CET)   Timeslot for doorstep by the Secretary General at the EPC meeting. Media coverage The Secretary General’s doorstep will be streamed live on the NATO website, and broadcast live on EBU News Exchange. Transcripts of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be available on the NATO website. Video can be downloaded from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event.   For more information: For general queries: contact the NATO Press Office 8 November 2024 Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine associate themselves with this statement NATO Allies strongly condemn the decisions by the leaders of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to dangerously expand Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition to the DPRK’s already substantive support to Russia’s war effort, through the provision of millions of rounds of ammunitions and ballistic missiles, the thousands of combat troops deployed by the DPRK constitutes a dangerous expansion of its ongoing support for Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. The deepening military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK deeply impacts Euro-Atlantic security, with implications also for the Indo-Pacific. Increasing military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK is a breach of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, including 2270 (2016), 1718 (2006), and 1874 (2009). This is particularly egregious given Russia’s status as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council. We call on Russia to return to compliance with these resolutions and to uphold its international obligations. Russia’s statement on 26 September asserting that the denuclearisation of the DPRK is “off the table” is unacceptable, as it undermines the global non-proliferation regime, directly contradicts relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and further exacerbates regional tensions. The Russian statement forms part of its wider effort to undermine the global non-proliferation regime and to dismantle UN sanctions. We urge all countries not to provide any kind of assistance to Russia’s aggression, and condemn all those who are facilitating and thereby prolonging Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine. NATO will continue to work with its partners, in particular in the Indo-Pacific, to promote peace and stability, and prevent Russia and those facilitating its war effort from undermining regional and global stability. Allies continue to enhance NATO’s deterrence and defence against all threats and challenges, in all domains, and in multiple strategic directions across the Euro-Atlantic area. Allies remain as resolute as ever in supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes for Ukraine to prevail. Allies and partners continue to step up vital political, military, financial, economic, and humanitarian assistance as Ukraine exercises its inherent right to self-defence as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter. Allies are determined to support Ukraine in building a force capable of defeating Russian aggression, in line with the pledge of long-term security assistance for Ukraine. NATO Secretary General visits Italy On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Rome, Italy, and met with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.  Click here to download the joint press point by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The transcript is available on the NATO website.