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Norway to host informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in May

25 January 2023 15:14 (UTC +04:00)

As announced last December by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Norway has offered to host the next informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The meeting will take place in Oslo on 31 May-01 June 2023, APA reports citing the website of the organization.

“I am grateful for Norway’s offer, and I look forward to meeting with NATO foreign ministers in my home city,” the Secretary-General said. “This will be an important opportunity for ministers to address the fundamentally changed security situation due to Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine and our unwavering support for the Ukrainian people so they can prevail.” Foreign Ministers will hold informal discussions to prepare for the meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 11-12 July 2023.

At their 2021 Summit in Brussels, NATO leaders pledged to strengthen and broaden political consultations, including through informal meetings of Foreign Affairs Ministers. The first such meeting was hosted by Germany in Berlin in May 2022.