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We, the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom recognizing the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles and the increasing importance of defence capabilities for the security of the European continent, announce today the initiation of the establishment of a purely defensive Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition.  We express our support for its Flagship Project to work at pace to develop an Anti-Ballistic capability. We believe…

We, the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, aware of the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles and the growing importance of defense capabilities for the security of the European continent, today announce the start of the creation of a purely defensive coalition against ballistic missiles. We express our support for its flagship project to work tirelessly to develop an anti-ballistic capability. We believe that …

The intense two-day Ankara Summit showed that Turkey is a central actor that directs NATO's security agenda, keeps dialogue channels open in crises, protects the regional peace perspective and makes a concrete contribution to the transformation of the Alliance with its defense industry capacity. As Türkiye, we will continue to strengthen our cooperation with our allies and contribute to global peace and security.

With the decisions we took at the Summit, we once again demonstrated our will to strengthen NATO's deterrence and defense capacity, strengthen the transatlantic bond and build the future of the Alliance on the basis of a stronger Europe and a stronger NATO understanding. In the Ankara Summit Final Declaration, we confirmed our unwavering commitment to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and the principle of collective defense. The declaration also included issues such as removing defense trade ba…

Just before I take your questions, I’ll just say a few words about what’s been going on this week. Another busy week. A good week for Canada. And I will say just few words about what we’ve been building. We’ve been building defence capabilities at home, building trust and partnerships with our allies, and building new opportunities here in Saudi Arabia. On Monday, in Halifax, we announced the largest defence procurement in Canadian history, and we’re now beginning the process of negotiating up…

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Türkiye have today signed a new Security and Defence Partnership at the NATO Summit in Ankara, marking a significant milestone in their strong strategic partnership. The Partnership reflects their shared determination as two major European NATO Allies to further strengthen and institutionalise their co-operation in response to the evolving Euro-Atlantic security environment. The Partnership will enable the UK and Türk…

We have committed to stepping up and strengthening the Alliance’s deterrence and defence. Efforts are already underway, as non-US Allies continue to increase defence investments and deliver new capabilities required for the deterrence and defence of the Alliance. As Allies deliver a stronger European role within NATO with Europe taking greater responsibility for our shared transatlantic security, we recognise the importance of Allies increasing their capability contributions. In particular, we…

The UK and Canada recognise the shared challenge facing like-minded partners in scaling defence industrial capacity, strengthening resilience, and supporting deterrence and defence. We welcome the growing interest among allies and partners in developing multilateral approaches to defence financing and procurement, including our ongoing initiatives. These initiatives have the potential to support investment in defence industrial capacity, improve coordination across allies, and enhance the avai…

The UK will lead a European initiative to step up funding for Deep Precision Strike capabilities across Europe as NATO leaders meet in Ankara today. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen European partners at the Summit today to launch the new initiative, which is expected to announce that Allies will spend $50bn [£37bn] over the next 10 years to develop Deep Precision Strike capabilities to bolster defence and deterrence across the Alliance. The investment in long-range preci…

"Canada and the United Kingdom recognise the shared challenge facing like-minded partners in scaling defence industrial capacity, strengthening resilience, and supporting deterrence and defence. We welcome the growing interest among allies and partners in developing multilateral approaches to defence financing and procurement, including our ongoing initiatives. These initiatives have the potential to support investment in defence industrial capacity, improve coordination across allies, and enh…

Ankara, July 8 (SANA)NATO leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the alliance’s principle of collective defense and pledged continued military support for Ukraine in the final declaration of the alliance’s summit, which concluded on Wednesday in Ankara. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the declaration stressed that an attack on one NATO member is considered an attack on all members, reaffirming the alliance’s unity, solidarity and collective strength. The statement saidNATOwould contin…

Ankara, July 8 (SANA)NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the outcomes of the alliance’s 36th summit in Ankara would strengthen NATO’s capabilities and reinforce allied unity. Speaking to reporters ahead of the summit’s main session, Rutte said the meetings held on Tuesday were successful and resulted in the announcement of several new agreements and commitments. He added the summit marks the implementation phase of goals agreed at the previousNATO summitin The Hague, parti…

For more convenient access to government’s news, you will be temporarily redirected to the previous version of the website. News will soon be available on this website as well. Kristen Michal: NATO Decisions in Ankara Will Make the Alliance Stronger and Estonia More Secure "The most important message from Ankara is that NATO remains united, the Allies are committed to collective defence, and that benefits us all. Europe is taking greater responsibility for its own security, and given Russia's …

Minister Kajzer at NATO Summit |Author Government of the Republic of Slovenia NATO heads of state and government will discuss the most urgent security issues with key partners. The agenda will include defence expenditure, strengthening the Alliance’s defence industry production and capabilities, further support for Ukraine and enhancing NATO’s preparedness in the face of current security challenges. This year’s slogan was ‘NATO 3.0: A stronger Europe in a stronger NATO’. At the beginning of t…