2021 NATO Summit Held in Brussels, Belgium

2021 NATO Summit Held in Brussels, Belgium

2021 NATO Summit Held in Brussels, Belgium

  • The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held a face-to-face summit on June 14, 2021 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
  • The 2021 Brussels summit of NATO was the 31st formal meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the alliance.
  • The summit of the 30-member NATO group was held as a part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s first foreign trip, since he took office.
  • All the leaders agreed on the “NATO 2030” agenda, a comprehensive initiative to make sure that the alliance remains ready to face future challenges.
  • The agenda also states that NATO will strengthen political consultation and the resilience of society, reinforce defense and deterrence, sharpen the technological edge, and develop its next Strategic Concept in time for the summit in 2022.
  • The bloc agreed on a new cyber defense policy, to ensure that the bloc has strong technical capabilities, political consultations, and military planning in place to “keep its systems secure.”

 

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