NATO: Brussels Summit Communiqué

Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels 14 June 2021

1. We, the Heads of State and Government of the 30 NATO Allies, have gathered in Brussels to reaffirm our unity, solidarity, and cohesion, and to open a new chapter in transatlantic relations, at a time when the security environment we face is increasingly complex.  NATO remains the foundation of our collective defence and the essential forum for security consultations and decisions among Allies.  NATO is a defensive Alliance and will continue to strive for peace, security, and stability in the whole of the Euro-Atlantic area.  We remain firmly committed to NATO’s founding Washington Treaty, including that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against us all, as enshrined in Article 5.  We will continue to pursue a 360-degree approach to protect and defend our indivisible security and to fulfil NATO’s three core tasks of collective defence, crisis management, and cooperative security.
2. NATO is the strongest and most successful Alliance in history.  It guarantees the security of our territory and our one billion citizens, our freedom, and the values we share, including individual liberty, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.  We are bound together by our common values, enshrined in the Washington Treaty, the bedrock of our unity, solidarity, and cohesion.  We commit to fulfiling our responsibilities as Allies accordingly.  We reaffirm our adherence to the purposes and principles of the United Nations (UN) Charter.  We are committed to the rules-based international order.  We commit to reinforce consultations when the security or stability of an Ally is threatened or when our fundamental values and principles are at risk.

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