2022_Brussels_summit

2022 Brussels summit

2022 Brussels summit

2022 NATO extraordinary summit meeting in Belgium


The 2022 Brussels summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of NATO held in Brussels, Belgium, on 24 March 2022.[1] The meeting took place in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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On the day, NATO hosted meetings of G7 leaders.[2][3] Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended by video conference and addressed the summit.[4][5][6] Zelenskyy requested NATO states provide Ukraine with military equipment including aircraft, tanks, and armoured vehicles.[4] He also called for NATO to establish a no-fly zone to prevent air and missile attacks in Ukraine.[4] At the summit, some NATO states pledged to increase military spending.[7]

At the summit, leaders also agreed to extend the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for another year until September 2023.[8]

Following the summit, the leaders released a joint statement condemning Russian attacks on civilians and calling on Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine as had been ordered by the International Court of Justice a week earlier.[9]

Member states leaders and other dignitaries in attendance


References

  1. "Extraordinary NATO Summit". NATO. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. "NATO hosts meeting of G7 Leaders". NATO. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "NATO hosts meeting of G7 Leaders (revised)". NATO. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. Brewster, Murray (24 March 2022). "Ukrainian president presses NATO for more support as alliance meets in Brussels". CBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. Brewster, Murray (31 March 2022). "Canada's defence spending fell behind NATO's forecast last year, alliance says". CBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. "Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government". NATO. Brussels. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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