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On Wednesday 4 December 2024, NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, met with the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

NATO Foreign Ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Brussels on Wednesday (December 4) addressing Russia’s escalating campaign of hostile actions in NATO countries.

Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (December 3), NATO Foreign Ministers welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a discussion on NATO’s southern neighbourhood and how best to work together to address common challenges to security. Jordan is one of NATO’s most important partners in the Middle East and this was the first time that King Abdullah II participated in a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that NATO will soon open a Liaison Office in Amman as an important step “in making our deep relationships in the region even stronger”.

On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will meet with the President of Montenegro, Mr Jakov Milatović, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will receive His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The meeting will take place during the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will brief the press ahead of the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which will take place on 3-4 December 2024 at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On 29 November 2024, the Director General of the European Union Military Staff (DGEUMS), Lieutenant General Michiel van der Lann welcomed the Director General of the NATO International Military Staff (DGIMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak and his team to the EEAS Schuman Building for the 22nd iteration of the bi-annual EUMS-IMS Directors’ General Conference.

From 26 to 27 November 2024, NATO’s Cooperative Security Division of the International Military Staff (IMS) met with a delegation from the African Union Commission (AUC) in Brussels for the ninth iteration of NATO and African Union (AU) Military-to-Military Staff Talks.

On Tuesday (26 November 2024), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the sixth edition of the Atlantic Future Forum via video message. He outlined NATO’s three main priorities in the run up to next Summit in The Hague: strengthening collective defence, stepping up support to Ukraine, and deepening partnerships.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Tuesday (26 November 2024) to discuss security challenges, support to Ukraine, and Greece’s “crucial role” in supporting NATO’s collective defence.

Members of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly (NPA) gathered in Montreal to discuss key challenges to Alliance security and NATO’s essential role in addressing them. On Monday (25 November 2024), the NATO Secretary General addressed the NPA’s 70th Annual Session via video message and NATO’s acting Deputy Secretary General, Boris Ruge, addressed the NPA in person.

During a one-day visit to Türkiye, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met President Recep Tayyip Erdoǧan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler in Ankara on Monday (25 November 2024).

Representatives of the NATO Defence and Security Cooperation Directorate met with the leadership and personnel of Tunisia's Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence, from 5 to 8 November 2024. They took stock of the reform efforts undertaken by the country’s military education institutions, with support from NATO, through NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP).

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday (November 22).

On Monday, 25 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Ankara, Türkiye.

On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Athens, Greece.

On Thursday 21 November 2024, the NATO Military Committee visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons to be briefed on the status of collective defence planning and the ongoing changes to NATO’s Command and Control.

Following Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, which took place earlier this year, the Logistics Committee met at NATO Headquarters this week (20-21 November 2024) to discuss how to improve mobility corridors, digitalisation, innovation, multi-national maintenance, interoperability with partners, and delivery in a contested environment. These elements are important in ensuring an efficient and effective deterrence and defence.