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Germany and Poland hosted the second informal meeting of NATO’s Senior National Officials for Resilience in Berlin (16-18 September 2025). The meeting involved a scenario-based discussion, enabling Allies to share their national progress, experiences and best practices when preparing for complex, multi-domain crises.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, on Thursday (18 September 2025), home to two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 squadrons. Volkel air base also hosts the U.S. Air Force 703rd Munitions Support Squadron.

NATO and Jordan marked an important milestone in their long-standing partnership with the opening of the NATO Liaison Office (NLO) in Amman, Jordan on 16 September 2025. To mark the occasion, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina, paid an official visit to Jordan, where he met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Dhaifallah Al-Fayez.

On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will receive the Prime Minister of Albania, Mr Edi Rama, at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

On Friday (12 September 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich held a joint press conference to outline NATO’s response to the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones two days earlier. Mr Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry,” a military activity aimed to bolster NATO’s posture along the eastern flank.

From 7 to 12 September 2025, the civilian-led exercise “BULGARIA 2025”, co-organised by NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior, took place in Montana, Bulgaria.

On Friday, 12 September 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Alexus G. Grynkewich, will give a joint press conference at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels.

Brussels, NATO HQ, 11 September – The Colombia War College met with the NATO International Military Staff (IMS), during their annual visit to NATO. The visiting group was briefed on the ongoing practical initiatives that NATO and Colombia are undertaking to continue increasing security ties.

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Seoul, 8-9 September 2025 – The Chair of the Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, visited the Republic of Korea, and participated as a keynote speaker in the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD). During the visit CMC met with political and military leaders of the Indo-Pacific NATO Partner.

On Wednesday, 10 September, following a North Atlantic Council meeting, the NATO Secretary General will give a brief statement to the media in the doorstep area.

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.