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On Tuesday (9 September 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited London, where he participated in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) to discuss continued support for Ukraine and met UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street.

Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani of Iraq to NATO Headquarters, on Monday (8 September 2025), together with Iraq’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein. They took stock of the evolving NATO-Iraq partnership, notably within the frameworks of NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) and the NATO High Level Dialogue for Partnership. They exchanged views on issues of mutual concern, including in relation to the latest developments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska visited Bulgaria (7 and 8 September 2025). During bilateral meetings with President Radev, Prime Minister Jeliazkov, Defence Minister Zaprianov, and Interior Minister Mitov, Ms Shekerinska discussed NATO’s priorities, as Allies implement decisions taken at the Summit in the Hague. She welcomed Bulgaria’s commitment to spending 2 percent of GDP on defence this year, with the aim of reaching 5 percent of GDP by 2035. The Deputy Secretary General noted that raising defence spending is important across the Alliance, ensuring our armed forces have the resources they need. For Bulgaria, this includes modernising the armed forces with battle-winning tanks, fighter jets and patrol ships.

On Tuesday, 9 September 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will travel to the United Kingdom.

Tokyo, 5-6 September 2025 – The Chair of the Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, paid an official visit to Japan, on an invitation by General Hiroaki Uchikura, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces. In Tokyo, CMC met the nation’s military and political leadership, underscoring the importance of the growing military cooperation between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners.

NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and the Directorate General Fire Safety and Civil Protection (DG FSCP) of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior are organizing NATO’s 20th Emergency Management exercise, “BULGARIA 2025”. The conduct of BULGARIA 2025 will be from 7 September 2025 to 12 September 2025.

On 7-8 September 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Shekerinska, will visit Bulgaria.

NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet at the Chiefs of Defence level from 26 to 27 September 2025, in Riga, Latvia. The Chair of the Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, will preside the meeting, attended as well by the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR), General Alexus G. Grynkewich, and the Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation (SACT), Admiral Pierre Vandier.

NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, travelled today (4 September 2025) to Czechia. He met Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and discussed the implementation of decisions taken by Allied leaders at the NATO Summit in The Hague, in June, to enhance defence spending and defence production, and to continue supporting Ukraine. “Czechia is a staunch and reliable Ally, making important contributions to NATO's deterrence and defence,” the Secretary General said. “You have a strong defence industry, you contribute to NATO's Forward Land Forces, you have participated in NATO's Air Policing Mission. So, Czechia knows what it means to stand by your Allies and NATO Allies stand with you,” he added.

On Thursday, 4 September 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will visit Czechia where he will meet the Prime Minister, Mr Petr Fiala.

On Thursday, 4 September 2025, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will participate in a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, hosted by the President of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Estonian President Alar Karis met in Brussels on Wednesday (3 September 2025) to discuss NATO’s ongoing support to Ukraine, deterrence and defence, and the implementation of key decisions from the NATO Summit in The Hague.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Luxembourg on 2 September 2025, meeting H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri, Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes, and Chamber of Deputies President Claude Wiseler. “You are a key contributor to NATO’s innovation agenda... and invest in critical satellite capabilities,” Mr. Rutte said, noting founding NATO member Luxembourg’s hosting of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), and investments in multinational capabilities such as the Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft.

On Monday (1 September 2025), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska participated in the Bled Strategic Forum, Slovenia. On the panel “Ukraine: Long Road to Peace,” she affirmed NATO’s continued support for Ukraine, as Allies work to ensure Ukraine can defend itself today, and deter future aggression.

On Wednesday, 03 September 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will receive the President of Estonia, Mr Alar Karis, at the NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On Tuesday, 2 September, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will visit Luxembourg.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska participated in a working session on Ukraine at an informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Copenhagen on Friday (29 August 2025).

Hua Hin, Thailand - From 26 to 28 August 2025, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, attended the annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference co-hosted by Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and by General Noonpackdee Songwit, Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. This year’s edition took place in Hua Hin, Thailand, with the theme “Peace through Strength - Ensuring Security and Prosperity in the lndo-Pacific”.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Germany on 27-28 August to speak at the opening ceremony of a new Rheinmetall artillery plant and address a conference of the CDU/CSU and SPD parliamentary groups from the German Bundestag.

On 28-29 August 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Shekerinska, will visit Copenhagen, Denmark, to attend the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Defence.