31st formal meeting of heads of government of NATO

The 31st formal meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 14 June 2021.

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NATO Leaders discussed key issues, took decisions about future of NATO and agreed on concrete measures to adapt NATO in accordance with NATO 2030 agenda.

Topics of discussion include NATO’s role in changing geostrategic environment, emerging technologies, collective defence, climate change and security.

NATO, also called as North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 30 European and North American countries. NATO implements North Atlantic Treaty which was signed in 1949.

It comprises of a system of collective defence where independent member states agree for mutual defence in case of any attack by external party. Headquarter of NATO is located at Haren in Brussels, Belgium.

Combined military spending of NATO members was over 57% of global nominal total in 2020. Members have aim of reaching or maintaining the target defence spending of at least 2% of their GDP by 2024.