NATO Secretary General joins world leaders for UN General Assembly
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
24 Sep. 2018 - 26 Sep. 2018
Last updated: 25 Sep. 2018
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is joining world leaders in New York on Tuesday (25 September 2018) to attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). During his three-day visit to the United States, Mr. Stoltenberg will meet with several world leaders and senior officials, including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, African Union Chairperson Paul Kagame and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
NATO and the United Nations reinforce one another, as organisations committed to tackling security challenges and upholding the international rules-based order. Over the past decade, the two organisations have stepped up cooperation, working closely to support Afghanistan and Iraq. NATO has also pledged support for UN peacekeeping operations, including to counter improvised explosive devices.
On Wednesday, the Secretary General will deliver a speech on NATO's role in the fight against terrorism at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. Following 9/11, NATO invoked its collective defence clause, Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, for the first time, in support of the United States, leading to the Alliance's operation in Afghanistan, its biggest ever. In 2015, NATO received a piece of twisted steel from the Twin Towers, which is displayed at the Alliance's new headquarters in Brussels as the 9/11 and Article 5 Memorial.
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