Pål Jonson attends NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels
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On 13 February, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson will attend a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels. The day before, he will take part in a meeting with the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), at which support for Ukraine will be discussed.
The meeting of NATO defence ministers on 13 February will be preceded on 12 February by a meeting in the UDCG, at which issues concerning overall support to Ukraine will be discussed. The meeting will be chaired by the United Kingdom.
This meeting of NATO defence ministers is the first at which the new American administration will be present. The development of the Alliance’s ongoing deterrence and defence will also be discussed at the meeting. Ukraine’s Minister of Defence and an EU representative will also attend one session.
Press contact
Press Secretary to Minister for Defence Pål Jonson
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
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email to Johan Hjelmstrand
More about the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers on 13 February 2025
More information about the Meeting of Defence Ministers on 13 February 2025 is available on the NATO website. Images and video material from the meeting will also be published on the website as they become available.
About the North Atlantic Council (NAC)
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is the principal political decision-making body within NATO. For the NAC’s day-to-day work, member countries are represented by their NATO Ambassadors.
The NAC meets a number of times a year at the levels of defence ministers, foreign ministers and heads of state and government. Normally, one NATO summit, two meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs and three meetings of NATO Defence Ministers are held each year. The NATO Secretary General chairs the NAC.
