The 2024 Washington summit is an meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the thirty-two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), their partner countries and the European Union (EU), which is being held in Washington, DC, United States, on 9–11 July 2024.

The summit commemorates the landmark 75th anniversary of NATO, which was founded on 4 April 1949 with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC. The summit is the fourth NATO summit to be held in the United States following the 1978 Washington summit, 1999 Washington summit and 2012 Chicago summit. It also marks the first summit since Sweden acceded to NATO and the last for Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary General. The official title of the 2024 Washington summit is “Ukraine and transatlantic security.” It is meant to highlight the focus on NATO’s response to escalating global threats to peace and democracies, with particular attention to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and North Korea’s involvement on the side of Russia through weapon supply and troop deployment to the Ukrainian front lines. Following the announcement of Russian and North Korean cooperation agreements, Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine-South Korea cooperation would be discussed at the summit. The alliance is also set to discuss perceived threats posed by China and the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, agenda includes dialog on boosting defence production and reaffirming allies’ commitment to military readiness and the defence of all of NATO’s territory.

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