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24 April 2026 Update NATO Secretary General visits Türkiye in preparation for Ankara Summit, underlines importance of defence industry NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Ankara, Türkiye (21-22 April 2026) to engage with national leadership and visit an ASELSAN Technology Base. In his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mr Rutte highlighted Türkiye’s contribution to the Alliance and discussed preparations for the upcoming Summit in Ankara. Read more

NATO Summit media advisory - Ankara, Türkiye, 7- 8 July 2026

 

Press Release 22 April 2026 NATO Summit media advisory - Ankara, Türkiye, 7- 8 July 2026 Türkiye will host a NATO Summit in Ankara on 7- 8 July 2026. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General and will take place at the Beştepe Presidential Compound (T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi) in Ankara, Türkiye.

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Press Release 21 April 2026 North Atlantic Council statement on the occasion of the 11th review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons NATO Allies underline their strong commitment to the full implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

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17 April 2026 Update NATO Secretary General visits Czechia to discuss Euro-Atlantic security with Prime Minister Babiš On 16 April 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had talks in Prague with the Prime Minister of Czechia, Andrej Babiš. They discussed the current security environment, defence investment, production, and Ukraine. The Secretary General welcomed Czechia’s commitment to the Alliance.

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Press Release 26 March 2026

On 26 March 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte released his Annual Report for 2025. Read the full report In 2025, NATO started a new chapter. We took big decisions and decisive action to defend the Alliance, protect our way of life, and keep one billion people safe on both sides of the Atlantic. We became stronger in the face of a more dangerous and complex security environment, characterised by multiple threats and challenges. Russia remains the

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Press Release 24 March 2026 NATO Secretary General meets His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg On Wednesday 25 March 2026, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will meet His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke Guillaume, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels. Media Opportunity 09:15 (CET): Official handshake photo between His Royal Highness the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg and the NATO Secretary General. Media coverage

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20 March 2026 Update

NATO Secretary General visits Norway and observes exercise Cold Response 26 in the High North On 18 March 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Norway, where he met Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre before travelling north to Bardufoss Air Base and the Setermoen training area, to observe exercise Cold Response 26. Speaking at a press conference in Setermoen with Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik and Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, the Secretary General described Norway as “a key player” for the security of NATO’s northern flank.

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6 March 2026 Update NATO is well postured to defend Allied populations against ballistic threats On 5 March 2026, the North Atlantic Council met in Ambassadorial format for an update on the security environment, in light of Iran’s continued and indiscriminate attacks across the Middle East and beyond. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte chaired the proceedings. NATO Allies strongly condemned Iran’s targeting of Türkiye the day before and expressed their full solidarity with Ankara.

NATO: Συλλογική άμυνα και Άρθρο 5 (με αίτημα Αναγνωστών μας)

https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/collective-defence-and-article-5


Συλλογική άμυνα και Άρθρο 5

Η συλλογική άμυνα είναι η πιο θεμελιώδης αρχή του ΝΑΤΟ. Το Άρθρο 5 της Βορειοατλαντικής Συνθήκης ορίζει ότι μια ένοπλη επίθεση εναντίον ενός μέλους του ΝΑΤΟ θεωρείται επίθεση εναντίον όλων αυτών. Από το 1949, αυτή η ακλόνητη δέσμευση έχει ενώσει μια ομάδα χωρών με παρόμοιο τρόπο σκέψης από την Ευρώπη και τη Βόρεια Αμερική, οι οποίες έχουν δεσμευτεί να προστατεύουν η μία την άλλη με πνεύμα αλληλεγγύης.

Το Άρθρο 5 της Βορειοατλαντικής Συνθήκης ορίζει ότι μια ένοπλη επίθεση εναντίον ενός μέλους του ΝΑΤΟ θεωρείται επίθεση εναντίον όλων των μελών και ενεργοποιεί την υποχρέωση κάθε μέλους να παράσχει βοήθεια.
Αυτή η βοήθεια μπορεί να περιλαμβάνει ή όχι τη χρήση ένοπλης βίας και μπορεί να περιλαμβάνει οποιαδήποτε ενέργεια που οι Σύμμαχοι κρίνουν απαραίτητη για την αποκατάσταση και διατήρηση της ασφάλειας της περιοχής του Βόρειου Ατλαντικού.
Το Άρθρο 5 του ΝΑΤΟ είναι σύμφωνο με το Άρθρο 51 του Χάρτη των Ηνωμένων Εθνών, το οποίο αναγνωρίζει ότι ένα κράτος που είναι θύμα ένοπλης επίθεσης έχει το εγγενές δικαίωμα στην ατομική ή συλλογική αυτοάμυνα και μπορεί να ζητήσει από άλλους να του παράσχουν βοήθεια. Στο πλαίσιο του ΝΑΤΟ, το Άρθρο 5 μεταφράζει αυτό το δικαίωμα αυτοάμυνας σε υποχρέωση αμοιβαίας βοήθειας .
Το ΝΑΤΟ επικαλέστηκε το Άρθρο 5 για πρώτη και μοναδική φορά στην ιστορία του μετά τις τρομοκρατικές επιθέσεις της 11ης Σεπτεμβρίου εναντίον των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών το 2001.

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27 February 2026 Update NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Lithuania discuss collective security and support for Ukraine On 26 February 2026, Secretary General Mark Rutte met Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. During their meeting the leaders discussed the growing strength of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, including how Europe is stepping up to invest more for the benefit of the whole Alliance.

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Press Release 24 February 2026 NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Lithuania On Thursday 26 February 2026, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will receive the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ms Inga Ruginienė, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels. Media advisory

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20 February 2026 Update North Atlantic Council meets with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, reaffirms transatlantic bond