Stoltenberg announces dates for next NATO summit

This decision was announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, an Ukrinform correspondent reported from Brussels.

"I am pleased to announce that the next NATO Summit will be held on July 11-12, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium," the NATO Secretary General said.

Among the main issues on the agenda of the high-level meeting, he called the strengthening of cooperation between Europe and North America, the adaptation of the Alliance for the 21st century. In response to evolving threats, NATO implemented the biggest reinforcement of collective defense in a generation.

"Our multinational battlegroups in the east of the Alliance are now fully operational and we are strengthening our presence in the Black Sea region. We are also stepping up our efforts against cyber-attacks and hybrid threats," Stoltenberg stressed.

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