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NATO Summit Warsaw 2016
2016 Warsaw Summit
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Logo of the Warsaw Summit
Host countryPoland
Date8–9 July 2016
CitiesWarsaw
VenuesNational Stadium[1][2]
Precedes2017 Brussels summit
Websitehttp://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_132023.htm/
File:Stadion Narodowy w Warszawie 20120422.jpg
The 2016 NATO summit was held at the National Stadium in Warsaw

The 2016 Warsaw Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the formal summit of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, held at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on 8 and 9 July 2016.[3][4]

Agenda

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Poland

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Polish president Andrzej Duda announced in August 2015 that NATO bases in Central Europe were a priority for the Warsaw Summit, and wanted for Poland to be included in the Normandy Format talks. Members of NATO on its eastern flank, who in November 2015 convened into a group called the Bucharest Nine, felt threatened by a revanchist Russia, and he said he will raise the issue with Angela Merkel, who had "previously blocked efforts to place NATO troops in central and eastern Europe, saying it might strain relations with Russia."[5]

Outcomes

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One of 16 NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft that will monitor ISIL activities from Turkish and international airspace
At an altitude of 30,000 feet a single E-3A has over 312,000 km2 in its field of view and can continuously survey airspace within a radius of more than 400 km
  • Strengthening the alliance's military presence in the east, with four battalions in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on a rotational basis – to be in place by 2017. This became known as NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.
  • Allies declared Initial Operational Capability of NATO's Ballistic Missile Defence to counter threats posed by Iran and further afield, North Korea, to the European continent.[6]
  • Pledge to strengthen individual nations' and collective cyber defences, and recognise cyberspace as a new operational domain.
  • Commitment to improve member state resilience.[7]
  • Start training and capacity building inside Iraq.
  • NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS surveillance planes to provide information and intelligence to the Global Coalition to counter ISIL from Turkish and international airspace.[8]
  • Agreed to an expanded maritime presence in the Mediterranean Sea to cope with the European migrant crisis and human trafficking.
  • Continue the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan beyond 2016, confirmed funding commitments for Afghan forces until 2020.
  • NATO-Ukraine Commission reviewed the security situation in Ukraine, endorsed government plans for reform, agreed a Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine.
  • NATO Secretary General signed a Joint Declaration with the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission to take partnership between NATO and the European Union to a higher level. Declaration sets out areas where NATO and the EU will step up cooperation – including maritime security and countering hybrid threats posed by a more aggressive Russia.[9][10][11][12]

Future summits

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Normally NATO summits take place every two years, but after the Warsaw summit it was announced that the next alliance summit (27th) would take place in 2017 in Brussels to inaugurate the new €1 billion NATO headquarters building.[13]

The next major summit (27th) took place in Brussels in 2017.[14]

Leaders and other dignitaries in attendance

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Countries in attendance
File:Szczyt NATO w Warszawie 2016.jpg
Country leaders, family photo
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NATO Defence Ministers gather at the 2016 Warsaw summit in Poland
Key
Non-NATO member
Country or
organization
Head of Delegation Title Ref.
File:Flag of NATO.svg NATO Jens Stoltenberg Secretary General
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan[a] Ashraf Ghani President [15]
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Edi Rama Prime Minister
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia[a] Serzh Sargsyan President [16]
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia[a] Mark Higgie Ambassador [17]
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria[a] Hans Peter Doskozil Defence Minister [18]
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan[a] Ilham Aliyev President [19]
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Charles Michel Prime Minister
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev President
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina[a] Bakir Izetbegović Chairman of the Presidency [20]
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Justin Trudeau Prime Minister
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović President
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Miloš Zeman President
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen Prime Minister
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Taavi Rõivas Prime Minister
File:Flag of Europe.svg European Union[a] Donald Tusk Council President [21]
Jean-Claude Juncker Commission President [21]
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland[a] Sauli Niinistö President [22]
File:Flag of France.svg France François Hollande President
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia[a] Giorgi Margvelashvili President
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Angela Merkel Chancellor
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Alexis Tsipras Prime Minister
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Viktor Orbán Prime Minister
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Prime Minister
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland[a] Paul Kehoe Defence Minister [23]
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Matteo Renzi Prime Minister
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan[a] Nasser Judeh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister [24][25]
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Raimonds Vējonis President
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė President
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Xavier Bettel Prime Minister
File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia[a] Zoran Jolevski Defence Minister [26]
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova[a] Anatol Șalaru Defence Minister
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro[a] Milo Đukanović Prime Minister [27]
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Mark Rutte Prime Minister
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Erna Solberg Prime Minister
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Andrzej Duda (host) President
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal António Costa Prime Minister
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Klaus Iohannis President
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Andrej Kiska President
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Miro Cerar Prime Minister
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Mariano Rajoy Prime Minister
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden[a] Stefan Löfven Prime Minister [22]
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland[a] Guy Parmelin Defence Minister [28]
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine[a] Petro Poroshenko President [29]
United Arab Emirates[a] Mohammed Ahmad Al Bowardi Defence Minister [30]
United Kingdom David Cameron Prime Minister
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Barack Obama President

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Jordan, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates were not member states of NATO but were invited to attend and participate in the summit. The presidents of the European Council and European Commission were also invited,

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