⢠NATO Secretary General with Prime Minister of Slovakia: support to Ukraine is not charity, it is an investment in our security
⢠VIDEO - NATOâs first-ever gaming tournament in Warsaw, Poland
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico to NATO Headquarters on 14 December 2023. Mr Stoltenberg praised Slovakiaâs commitment to the Alliance, including hosting a multinational NATO battlegroup, deploying forces to Latvia, and planning to invest 2% of GDP in defence this year. They also discussed continued support to Ukraine and further bolstering the Allianceâs deterrence and defence.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with the Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, during a visit to Riyadh on 13 December 2023, welcoming the development of closer ties between NATO and the Kingdom.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg set out his vision for deeper cooperation between NATO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in an historic visit to Riyadh â the first ever by a sitting Secretary General of NATO.
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Allies agreed NATOâs civil and military budgets for 2024 at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on 13 December 2023. The civil budget is set at â¬438.1 million, and the military budget is set at â¬2.03 billion, representing a 18.2% and 12% increase respectively over 2023.
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On Wednesday 13 December, senior representatives from across the Alliance gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to hold the first meeting of the Defence Industrial Production Board.
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Representatives from eight Iraqi professional military education institutions, led by Staff Lieutenant General Aqeel Mustafa Mahdi Al Rammah, President of the Iraqi Defence University for Military Studies, visited NATO Headquarters on 12 and 13 December 2023. The visit was part of the annual review of their defence education activities, within the framework of NATOâs Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP).
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On 14 December 2023, the NATO Military Committee held two different meetings with partners to prepare and discuss the agenda for the upcoming Chiefs of Defence meeting in January 2024.
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NATO experts joined Maciej MusiaÅ, Polish gaming talent @setokani and @grabagra, alongside American streamers @ZeRoyalViking and @mischaCrossing and Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Marie-Doha Besancenot to play games including Among Us and Party Animals, and talk all things disinformation and information security.
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