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From 30 May until 2 June 2024, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. While attending the Dialogue, Admiral Bauer met with senior political and military officials from China, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States. Admiral Bauer spoke at a panel session on AI, Cyber Defence and Future Warfare. And delivered a keynote address at the Indo Pacific Forum, alongside the Japanese Minister of Defence.

NATO’s largest exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender 2024, concluded on Friday (31 May 2024). During the four-month exercise, Allies demonstrated how they can deploy forces from both sides of the Atlantic rapidly across the Alliance. Approximately 90,000 troops, over 80 aircraft, 50 ships and 1,100 combat vehicles took part in the exercise.

NATO Foreign Ministers concluded two days of meetings and events in Prague, Czechia on Friday (31 May 2024) with an informal session of the North Atlantic Council. In a meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Allies made progress on preparations for the Washington Summit in July and agreed that providing support to Ukraine should remain a top priority.

On 31st May 2024, the NATO Headquarters hosted the 21st iteration of the bi-annual IMS-EUMS Directors General Conference. Military staffs from NATO HQ and EU hold regular meetings to discuss key topics important for the collaboration between both international organizations.

On 18 March 2024 in Brussels, the Chair of the International Board of Auditors for NATO (IBAN), Radek Visinger, and the President of the Romanian Court of Accounts, Mihai Busuioc, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the two bodies. The MoU officially entered into force on 27 March, once it had been approved by all Board members.

On Thursday (30 May 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of partnerships and global cooperation in a video message to the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity in the Republic of Korea. “The challenges we face are global,” he said, “they require a global response. For this reason, NATO is working ever more closely with partners around the world”.

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană met Cabo Verde’s State Minister of Defence Janine Lelis at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (29 May 2024) for talks on working toward a partnership between the Alliance and Cape Verde.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg commended Czechia for its vital role in NATO in a visit to Prague on Thursday (30 May 2024). The Czech capital will host an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on Thursday and Friday.

From 27 to 29 May, the NATO Military Committee visited Rovaniemi in Finland. The visit was hosted by the Chief of Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen.