The NATO Summit typically gathers leaders from NATO member countries to discuss matters of mutual defense and security. These summits are crucial for shaping NATO’s policies, strategies, and responses to global security challenges.
A military band leaves the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, after President Joe Biden welcomed NATO allies and partners for a social dinner Wednesday, July 10, 2024, for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Croatian Minister of Defense Ivan Anusic arrives for a social dinner for defense ministers attending the NATO summit hosted by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Fort McNair Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov talks with British Defense Secretary John Healey during a social dinner at Fort McNair for defense ministers attending the NATO summit on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Spain’s Minister of Defense Margarita Robles arrives for a social dinner for defense ministers attending the NATO summit hosted by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Fort McNair on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
North Macedonia’s Minister of Defense Vlado Misajlovski arrives for a social dinner for defense ministers attending the NATO summit hosted by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Fort McNair on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a hug to NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană during a dinner for foreign affairs ministers at the Library of Congress during the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a dinner for foreign affairs ministers at the Library of Congress during the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators chant outside the Library of Congress during a NATO dinner for foreign affairs ministers in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a dinner for foreign affairs ministers at the Library of Congress during the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Estonia’s Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur lead the group of defense ministers attending a social dinner during the NATO summit at Fort McNair on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol accompanied by first lady Kim Keon Hee, left, greet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska, as Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, listens on the Blue Room Balcony as President Joe Biden welcome NATO allies and partners to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on the South Lawn for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg watcha fly-over as they welcome NATO allies and partners to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on the South Lawn for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome NATO allies and partners to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, during a welcome ceremony on the South Lawn for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome NATO allies and partners to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, during a welcome ceremony on the South Lawn for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C, during his visit to the United States to attend the NATO 75th anniversary summit, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, delivering remarks during a meeting with Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, right, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, during the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
NATO leaders pose for an official photo at the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Front row from left, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Dimitar Glavchev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium, Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, U.S. President Joe Biden, Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the NATO, Kier Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, Pedro Sanchez, President of Spain, and Robert Golob, Prime Minister of Slovenia. Second row from left, Zoran Milanovic, President of Croatia, Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, Alexander Stubb, President of Finland, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland and Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy. Third row from left, Edgars Rinkevics, President of Latvia, Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania, Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Milojko Spajic, Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Hristijan Mickoski, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Jonas Gahr Store, Prime Minister of Norway, Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, Luis Montenegro, Prime Minister of Portugal, Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania and Peter Pellegrini, President of Slovakia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Joe Biden, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, greet Jonas Gahr Store, Prime Minister of Norway, as they arrive for a welcome ceremony at the NATO summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol walking away after speaking to members of the media during his arriving at the NATO summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
G7 leaders pose for members of the media before the start of their meeting, from left to right, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, France’s Political Director Frederic Mondoloni, Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Japan’s Political Director Takehiro Funakoshi, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and EU High Representative Josep Borrell, Thursday July 11, 2024, during the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, Thursday, July 11, during the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, right, and Defence Secretary John Healey visit Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Thursday July 11, 2024, during the visit to the United States to attend the NATO 75th anniversary summit. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)
Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, right, and Defence Secretary John Healey visit Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Thursday July 11, 2024, during the visit to the United States to attend the NATO 75th anniversary summit. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)
EU High Representative Josep Borrell delivering remarks during his arriving at the NATO summit in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joy, left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, pose for photos, Thursday, July 11, 2024, during a meeting at the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during a bilateral meeting at the Nato 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Thursday July 11, 2024. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)
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