• Secretary General welcomes Latvian Foreign Minister to NATO Headquarters
• Video - German Eurofighters patrol the Baltic skies from Latvia

24 May 2024

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Secretary General welcomes Latvian Foreign Minister to NATO Headquarters

Secretary General welcomes Latvian Foreign Minister to NATO Headquarters

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže at NATO Headquarters on 23 May 2024 to discuss stepping up support for Ukraine and preparations for the upcoming Washington Summit.

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The Netherlands to host 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague

The Netherlands to host 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague

The 2025 NATO Summit will be held at the World Forum in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 24 to 26 June 2025.

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NATO holds first meeting of Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network

NATO holds first meeting of Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network

Leading experts from across the Alliance met at NATO Headquarters on 23 May 2024 for the first meeting of NATO’s new Critical Undersea Infrastructure Network. With rising challenges to undersea infrastructure, the Alliance is putting in place new tools to enhance the security of undersea cables and pipelines and to monitor potential threats.

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The Netherlands takes command of NATO Mission Iraq

The Netherlands takes command of NATO Mission Iraq

Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs of the Netherlands assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq on 24 May 2024, at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General José Antonio Agüero Martínez of Spain, who had been in post since May 2023.

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Deputy Secretary General reaffirms importance of NATO’s partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Deputy Secretary General reaffirms importance of NATO’s partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană met with the Minister of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zukan Helez, at NATO Headquarters on 22 May 2024. He reiterated NATO’s strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Alliance’s steadfast commitment to its long-standing partnership with the country.

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Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Colombia

Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Colombia

From 19 until 23 May 2024, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer visited Colombia upon the invitation of its Chief of Defence General Helder Fernan Giraldo Bonilla. The goal of the visit was to discuss the military cooperation between NATO and Colombia, which started in 2015 and intensified in 2017 when Colombia became one of NATO’s global partners.

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Logistics Committee discusses how to further strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture

Logistics Committee discusses how to further strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture

The NATO Logistics Committee, NATO's principal high-level body dealing with logistics, met at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 21-22 May 2024. Allies’ discussions focused on how to implement NATO’s defence plans, which will ensure that NATO can continue to deter and defend by moving forces and equipment to the right place and at the right time.

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NATO and Armenia strengthen their defence education cooperation

NATO and Armenia strengthen their defence education cooperation

Representatives from the Armenian Ministry of Defence met with their counterparts at NATO Headquarters at the end of April to review activities conducted within the framework of NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) for Armenia.

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German Eurofighters patrol the Baltic skies from Latvia

German Eurofighters patrol the Baltic skies from Latvia

For the first time, jets assigned to NATO’s Air Policing mission are flying out of Latvia. A detachment of German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons are currently based at Lielvarde Air Base, where they’re tasked with ensuring the safety and security of the airspace over and around Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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