2024 Washington summit

The 2024 Washington summit is an upcoming meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the thirty-two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), their partner countries, and the European Union, which will be held in Washington, DC, United States, on 9–11 July 2024.[1] The summit will commemorate the landmark 75th anniversary of NATO, which was founded on 4 April 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC. The summit is the fourth NATO summit to be held in the United States following the 1978 Washington summit, 1999 Washington summit and 2012 Chicago summit and marks the first summit since Sweden acceded to NATO.

NATO Summit Washington 2024
2024 Washington Summit
Host countryUnited States
Date9–11 July 2024
Venue(s)The White House
CitiesWashington, DC
Follows2023 Vilnius summit
Precedes2025 Netherlands summit
Websitewww.nato.int

Background edit

The upcoming summit will focus on the Alliance's response to escalating global threats to peace and democracies, with particular attention to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, including North Korea's exports of military equipment to Russia used in the war against Ukraine.[2] The summit will also focus on boosting defense production and reaffirming Allies' commitment to military readiness and the defense of all of NATO's territory.[3][4]

Participants edit

Key
Non-NATO member
Country or
organization
Head of Delegation Title Ref.
  NATO
  Albania
  Belgium
  Bulgaria
  Canada
  Croatia
  Czech Republic
  Denmark
  Estonia
  Finland
  France
  Germany
  Greece
  Hungary
  Iceland
  Italy
  Latvia
  Lithuania
  Luxembourg
  Montenegro
  Netherlands
  North Macedonia
  Norway
  Poland
  Portugal
  Romania
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Sweden
  Turkey
  United Kingdom
  United States (host)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NATO summits". nato.int. NATO.
  2. ^ Baker, Peter. "North Korea Shipped Arms to Russia for Use in Ukraine, U.S. Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Readout of National Security Advisor Sullivan's Meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg". whitehouse.gov. The White House. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ Jeglinskas, Giedrimas; Sergejeva, Zelma (6 November 2023). "How to keep NATO relevant into 2024 and beyond". atlanticcouncil.org. Atlantic Council. Retrieved 6 November 2023.