2016 Warsaw summit

The 2016 Warsaw Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the 27th formal meeting 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]

NATO Summit Warsaw 2016
2016 Warsaw Summit
Host countryPoland
Date8–9 July 2016
Venue(s)National Stadium[1][2]
CitiesWarsaw
The 2016 NATO summit was held at the National Stadium in Warsaw

Agenda

Poland

Polish president Andrzej Duda announced in August 2015 that NATO bases in Central Europe were a priority for the Warsaw Summit.[5]

Outcomes
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 312,000km² 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]

Future summits

Normally NATO summits take place every two years, but after the Warsaw summit it was announced that the next alliance summit (28th) would take place in 2017 in Brussels to inaugurate the new €1 billion NATO headquarters building.[9]

The next major summit (28th) took place in Brussels in 2017.[10]

Leaders and other dignitaries in attendance
Countries in attendance
Country leaders, family photo
NATO Defence Ministers gather at the 2016 Warsaw summit in Poland

Member states

Non-member states and organisations

References
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