NATO Secretary General with Allied leaders in the Hague 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 14 JUN 2022

Press moment with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Allied leaders in the Hague, 14 June 2022.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined the leaders of seven NATO Allies in The Hague on Tuesday 14 June 2022 to help prepare the Alliance’s Summit in Madrid.

The meeting was co-hosted by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, and Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Karinš also taking part.

🗣 | NATO Secretary General:

Prime Minister Rutte, dear Mark,
Thank you for hosting us in The Hague.
And Prime Minister Frederiksen, dear Mette,
Thank you for co-hosting tonight’s very important conversation among several NATO leaders.

In two weeks, Allies will meet for a historic and transformative Summit in Madrid.
And take decisions to keep NATO strong in a more dangerous world.

Tonight we had an excellent discussion on our preparations.

Including on the need to continue our strong support for Ukraine.
Both in the short term.
But also over the longer term.
And I look forward to welcoming President Zelenskyy to address NATO leaders at our Summit in Madrid.

In response to Russia’s invasion, we have reinforced our ability to protect and defend every inch of NATO Allied territory.
In Madrid, we will take the next steps.
And agree a major strengthening of our posture.

Tonight we discussed the need for more robust and combat-ready forward presence.
Even higher readiness.
And more pre-positioned equipment and supplies.

We also addressed the need to invest more in our defence, and to invest more together, to strengthen NATO’s common funding.

In Madrid, we will agree NATO’s next Strategic Concept.
It will assess our changed security environment, and reaffirm our fundamental values and tasks. It will be a blueprint for the Alliance’s future.

Finally, we discussed Finland and Sweden’s historic applications for joining NATO.
Their membership will make them safer.
And our Alliance stronger.

I had constructive talks with President Niinistö and Prime Minster Andersson during my visit to Finland and Sweden earlier this week.
And I welcome the serious steps already taken to address Türkiye’s concerns, including in the fight against the PKK.

Our dialogue continues, to find a united way forward.

So, Mark, Mette,
Thank you again for hosting us tonight.
I look forward to a successful Summit in Madrid.

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