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2025 The Hague summit of NATO, formal meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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. [1]

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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:

The following lists non-NATO states and organisations currently participating:

List of NATO summits

NATO summits [2]
YearDateCountryCityHost leader
1957 16–19 DecemberFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1974, 2020-present).svg France Paris President René Coty
1974 26 JuneFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Leo Tindemans
1975 29–30 MayFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Leo Tindemans
1977 10–11 MayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London Prime Minister James Callaghan
1978 30–31 MayFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. President Jimmy Carter
1982 10 JuneFlag of Germany.svg West Germany Bonn Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
1985 21 NovemberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Wilfried Martens
1988 2–3 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Wilfried Martens
1989  [ pl ]29–30 May [3] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Wilfried Martens
1989 4 DecemberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Wilfried Martens
1990 5–6 JulyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
1991 7–8 November Flag of Italy (1946-2003).svg Italy Rome Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
1994 10–11 JanuaryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene
1997  [ pl ]27 May [3] Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Paris President Jacques Chirac
1997 8–9 JulyFlag of Spain.svg Spain Madrid Prime Minister José María Aznar
1999 23–25 AprilFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. President Bill Clinton
2002 21–22 NovemberFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Prague Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla
2004 28–29 JuneFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Istanbul Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
2005 22 FebruaryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt
2006 28–29 NovemberFlag of Latvia.svg Latvia Riga Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis
2008 2–4 AprilFlag of Romania.svg Romania Bucharest President Traian Băsescu
2009 3–4 AprilFlag of France (lighter variant).svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 		Strasbourg
Kehl 		President Nicolas Sarkozy
Chancellor Angela Merkel
2010 19–20 NovemberFlag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Lisbon Prime Minister José Sócrates
2012 20–21 MayFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago President Barack Obama
2014 4–5 SeptemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Newport and Cardiff Prime Minister David Cameron
2016 8–9 JulyFlag of Poland.svg Poland Warsaw President Andrzej Duda
2018 11–12 JulyFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
2021 14 JuneFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
2022 29–30 JuneFlag of Spain.svg Spain Madrid Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
2023 11–12 JulyFlag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Vilnius President Gitanas Nausėda
2024 9–11 JulyFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden
2025 24–25 JuneFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands The Hague Prime Minister Dick Schoof
2026 7–8 JulyFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Ankara President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
2027TBDFlag of Albania.svg Albania Tirana Prime Minister Edi Rama

Extraordinary summits and meetings

YearDateCountryCityTypeContextHost leader
2001 13 JuneFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Special meeting [4] Formalisation of "Membership Action Plans"Secretary General George Robertson
2002 28 May Flag of Italy (1946-2003).svg Italy Rome NATO–Russia summit [5] Upgrading of Russia–NATO relations to NATO–Russia Permanent Joint Council.Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
2015 28 JulyFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Special meeting [6] Activation of Article 4 by Turkey following the Suruç bombing.Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
2017 25 MayFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Prime Minister Charles Michel
2019 3–4 DecemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Watford Prime Minister Boris Johnson
2022 25 FebruaryVirtual summitExtraordinary summit [7] Activation of Article 4 by 8 Eastern European states following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
2022 24 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels Extraordinary summit [8] Russian invasion of UkraineSecretary General Jens Stoltenberg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.int. NATO. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "NATO Summit Meetings". NATO.int. NATO. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 NATO. "NATO summits". NATO. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "NATO Meetings - 13 June 2001". www.nato.int. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "NATO-Russia Council (NRC)". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "NATO expresses strong solidarity with Turkey at special meeting of the North Atlantic Council". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government - Brussels, 25 February 2022". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Extraordinary NATO Summit - Brussels, 24 March 2022". NATO. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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