A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities.
NATO summits are not regular meetings like the more frequent NATO ministerial meetings, but rather are important junctures in the alliance's decision-making process on the highest level. Summits are often used to introduce new policy, invite new members into the alliance, launch major new initiatives, and build partnerships with non-NATO countries.
Participating countries
The following lists current NATO member states:
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
The following lists non-NATO states and organisations currently participating:
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Union
Georgia
Japan
New Zealand
South Korea
Ukraine
List of NATO summits
From the founding of NATO in 1949, there have been a total of thirty-three NATO summits. Only the traditional summits have received an official number, thereby excluding the exceptional summits of 2001 and 2022 in NATO headquarters in Brussels.
The last NATO summit took place in Washington, D.C., United States from 9 to 11 July 2024.
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See also
References
- "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.int. NATO. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.int. NATO. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ NATO. "NATO summits". NATO. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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