NATO Update 3/24/2023

 

Update

NATO Secretary General launches his Annual Report for 2022 Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 21 March 2023 launched his annual report for 2022, covering all aspects of the Alliance’s work over the past year. As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters its second year, Mr Stoltenberg praised the “steely resistance of the Ukrainian people” and NATO Allies’ “unprecedented support for Ukraine”. He said that President Putin “wanted less NATO, but he has got exactly the opposite: more NATO”, underlining that Finland and Sweden’s accession “will make them safer, our Alliance stronger, and demonstrate that NATO’s door remains open”. READ MORE

Secretary General welcomes progress on Finland’s road to NATO membership Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen to NATO Headquarters on 20 March 2023 for talks on Finland’s progress toward membership in the Alliance. READ MORE Allies take further steps to establish NATO Innovation Fund At the 2022 Madrid Summit, 22 Allies launched the NATO Innovation Fund, the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund. Since then, significant steps have been made to fully establish the Fund by NATO’s Vilnius Summit in July 2023. READ MORE Secretary General thanks Norway for key contributions to NATO security On 24 March 2023 Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to NATO Headquarters. They discussed NATO’s role in the protection of undersea critical infrastructure, which is vital for the security of Allies. READ MORE In a historic first, Swiss defence minister joins meeting of NATO's North Atlantic Council Viola Amherd, Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, visited NATO Headquarters on 22 March 2023 for talks with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and to meet with NATO ambassadors. READ MORE Secretary General welcomes Foreign Minister of Iraq to NATO During the visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to NATO Headquarters, the Secretary General thanked Iraq for its commitment to its partnership with NATO, particularly with respect to fighting international terrorism and promoting stability in the region. READ MORE NATO Secretary General welcomes multinational fleet of tanker transport On 23 March 2023, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the launch of a Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft fleet that is "now ready for a full range of missions" at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands. READ MORE NATO Secretary General to Party of European Socialists: crucial to sustain support to Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) on 23 March 2023, where he emphasised the importance of continuing to support Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression, both now and for the long term.