

Peace in the Euro-Atlantic area has been shattered.

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We look forward to welcoming Sweden as a full member of the Alliance and, in this regard, welcome the agreement reached between the NATO Secretary General, the President of Türkiye, and the Prime Minister of Sweden.ĥ. Every nation has the right to choose its own security arrangements. We reaffirm our commitment to NATO’s Open Door policy and to Article 10 of the Washington Treaty. NATO membership makes Finland safer, and NATO stronger.Ĥ. For many years, we worked closely as partners we now stand together as Allies. This is an historic step for Finland and for NATO. We welcome Finland as the newest member of our Alliance. We also welcome the engagements with the Foreign Ministers of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, and with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as we continue to consult closely on the implementation of NATO’s tailored support measures.ģ. We look forward to our valuable exchanges with the Heads of State and Government of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea, as well as the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission at this Summit. We warmly welcome President Zelenskyy to the inaugural meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council. This Summit marks a milestone in strengthening our Alliance.Ģ. We adhere to international law and to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and are committed to upholding the rules-based international order.

We will continue to ensure our collective defence from all threats, no matter where they stem from, based on a 360-degree approach, to fulfil NATO’s three core tasks of deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security. We reaffirm our iron-clad commitment to defend each other and every inch of Allied territory at all times, protect our one billion citizens, and safeguard our freedom and democracy, in accordance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. It is the unique, essential and indispensable transatlantic forum to consult, coordinate and act on all matters related to our individual and collective security. We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, bound by shared values of individual liberty, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, have gathered in Vilnius as war continues on the European continent, to reaffirm our enduring transatlantic bond, unity, cohesion, and solidarity at a critical time for our security and international peace and stability.
