‘NAVO-verjaardag brengt ministers bij elkaar in woelige tijden’
5 December 2019
10:07
“De leiders van de 29 NAVO-bondgenoten en toekomstig bondgenoot Noord-Macedonië kwamen gisteren en vandaag in Londen bijeen voor de 70e verjaardag van de militaire verdragsorganisatie. Discussies over de levensvatbaarheid en de onevenredige lastenverdeling binnen het bondgenootschap domineerden recent het nieuws. Toch is er volgens minister-president Mark Rutte reden voor feest.”
Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in London 3-4 December 2019
1 Today, we gather in London, NATO’s first home, to celebrate seventy years of the strongest and most successful Alliance in history, and mark the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. NATO guarantees the security of our territory and our one billion citizens, our freedom, and the values we share, including democracy, individual liberty, human rights, and the rule of law. Solidarity, unity, and cohesion are cornerstone principles of our Alliance. As we work together to prevent conflict and preserve peace, NATO remains the foundation for our collective defence and the essential forum for security consultations and decisions among Allies. We reaffirm the enduring transatlantic bond between Europe and North America, our adherence to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and our solemn commitment as enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against us all.
