FOU, Alm.del - 2021-22 - Bilag 129: Madrid Summit Declaration

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29 June 2022

PR (2022) 095

Press Release

Madrid Summit Declaration

Issued by NATO Heads of State and Government

participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Madrid

29 June 2022

We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, have

gathered in Madrid as war has returned to the European continent. We face

a critical time for our security and international peace and stability. We stand

together in unity and solidarity and reaffirm the enduring transatlantic bond

between our nations. NATO is a defensive Alliance and poses no threat to

any country. NATO remains the foundation of our collective defence and the

essential forum for security consultations and decisions among Allies. Our

commitment to the Washington Treaty, including Article 5, is iron-clad. In this

radically changed security environment, this Summit marks a milestone in

strengthening our Alliance and accelerating its adaptation.

We are united in our commitment to democracy, individual liberty, human

rights, and the rule of law. We adhere to international law and to the pur-

poses and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We are committed

to upholding the rules-based international order.

We condemn Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in the strongest

possible terms. It gravely undermines international security and stability. It is

a blatant violation of international law. Russia’s appalling cruelty has caused

immense human suffering and massive displacements, disproportionately af-

fecting women and children. Russia bears full responsibility for this humani-

tarian catastrophe. Russia must enable safe, unhindered, and sustained hu-

manitarian access. Allies are working with relevant stakeholders in the inter-

national community to hold accountable all those responsible for war crimes,

including conflict-related sexual violence. Russia has also intentionally exac-

erbated a food and energy crisis, affecting billions of people around the

world, including through its military actions. Allies are working closely to sup-

port international efforts to enable exports of Ukrainian grain and to alleviate

the global food crisis. We will continue to counter Russia’s lies and reject its

irresponsible rhetoric. Russia must immediately stop this war and withdraw

from Ukraine. Belarus must end its complicity in this war.

We warmly welcome President Zelenskyy’s participation in this Summit. We

stand in full solidarity with the government and the people of Ukraine in the

heroic defence of their country. We reiterate our unwavering support for

Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its interna-

tionally recognised borders extending to its territorial waters. We fully sup-

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port Ukraine’s inherent right to self-defence and to choose its own security ar-

rangements. We welcome efforts of all Allies engaged in providing support to

Ukraine. We will assist them adequately, recognising their specific situation.

We continue to face distinct threats from all strategic directions. The Russian

Federation is the most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security and to

peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. Terrorism, in all its forms and

manifestations, continues to pose a direct threat to the security of our popula-

tions, and to international stability and prosperity. We categorically reject and

condemn terrorism in the strongest possible terms. With determination, re-

solve, and in solidarity, Allies will continue to counter Russian threats and re-

spond to its hostile actions and to fight terrorism, in a manner consistent with

international law.

We are confronted by cyber, space, and hybrid and other asymmetric threats,

and by the malicious use of emerging and disruptive technologies. We face

systemic competition from those, including the People’s Republic of China,

who challenge our interests, security, and values and seek to undermine the

rules-based international order. Instability beyond our borders is also con-

tributing to irregular migration and human trafficking.

Against this backdrop, we have taken the following decisions:

We have endorsed a new Strategic Concept. It describes the security envi-

ronment facing the Alliance, reaffirms our values, and spells out NATO’s key

purpose and greatest responsibility of ensuring our collective defence based

on a 360-degree approach. It further sets out NATO’s three core tasks of de-

terrence and defence; crisis prevention and management; and cooperative

security. In the years to come, it will guide our work in the spirit of our

transatlantic solidarity.

We will continue and further step up political and practical support to our

close partner Ukraine as it continues to defend its sovereignty and territorial

integrity against Russian aggression. Jointly with Ukraine, we have decided

on a strengthened package of support. This will accelerate the delivery of

non-lethal defence equipment, improve Ukraine’s cyber defences and re-

silience, and support modernising its defence sector in its transition to

strengthen long-term interoperability. In the longer term, we will assist

Ukraine, and support efforts on its path of post-war reconstruction and re-

forms.

We have set a new baseline for our deterrence and defence posture. NATO

will continue to protect our populations and defend every inch of Allied terri-

tory at all times. We will build on our newly enhanced posture, and signifi-

cantly strengthen our deterrence and defence for the long term to ensure the

security and defence of all Allies. We will do so in line with our 360-degree

approach, across the land, air, maritime, cyber, and space domains, and

against all threats and challenges. NATO’s role in the fight against terrorism

is an integral part of this approach. Allies have committed to deploy addi-

tional robust in-place combat-ready forces on our eastern flank, to be scaled

up from the existing battlegroups to brigade-size units where and when re-

quired, underpinned by credible rapidly available reinforcements, preposi-

tioned equipment, and enhanced command and control. We welcome the

cooperation between Framework Nations and Host Nations in strengthening

forces and command and control, including in establishing division-level

structures. We welcome the initial offers by Allies to NATO’s new force

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model, which will strengthen and modernise the NATO Force Structure and

will resource our new generation of military plans. We will enhance our col-

lective defence exercises to be prepared for high intensity and multi-domain

operations and ensure reinforcement of any Ally on short notice. All these

steps will substantially strengthen NATO’s deterrence and forward defences.

This will help to prevent any aggression against NATO territory by denying

any potential adversary success in meeting its objectives.

10.

Resilience is a national responsibility and a collective commitment. We are

enhancing our resilience, including through nationally-developed goals and

implementation plans, guided by objectives developed by Allies together. We

are also strengthening our energy security. We will ensure reliable energy

supplies to our military forces. We will accelerate our adaptation in all do-

mains, boosting our resilience to cyber and hybrid threats, and strengthening

our interoperability. We will employ our political and military instruments in an

integrated manner. We have endorsed a new chemical, biological, radiologi-

cal and nuclear defence policy. We will significantly strengthen our cyber de-

fences through enhanced civil-military cooperation. We will also expand part-

nership with industry. Allies have decided, on a voluntary basis and using na-

tional assets, to build and exercise a virtual rapid response cyber capability to

respond to significant malicious cyber activities.

11.

We are establishing a Defence Innovation Accelerator and launching a multi-

national Innovation Fund to bring together governments, the private sector,

and academia to bolster our technological edge. We have endorsed a strat-

egy which will ensure the seamless delivery of the next generation Airborne

Warning & Control System (AWACS) and related capabilities.

12.

Climate change is a defining challenge of our time with a profound impact on

Allied security. It is a threat multiplier. We have decided on a goal to signifi-

cantly cut greenhouse gas emissions by the NATO political and military struc-

tures and facilities, while maintaining operational, military and cost effective-

ness. We will integrate climate change considerations across all of NATO’s

core tasks.

13.

We emphasise the centrality of human security and are ensuring that human

security principles are integrated into our three core tasks. We are advancing

a robust Women, Peace and Security agenda, and are incorporating gender

perspectives across NATO.

14.

We have met here in Madrid with many of NATO’s partners. We had valu-

able exchanges with the Heads of State and Government of Australia,

Finland, Georgia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, and

Ukraine, as well as the President of the European Council and the President

of the European Commission. We welcomed the engagements with the

Foreign Ministers of Jordan and Mauritania, as well as the Defence Minister

of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

15.

Taking into account our unprecedented level of cooperation with the

European Union, we will continue to further strengthen our strategic partner-

ship in a spirit of full mutual openness, transparency, complementarity, and

respect for the organisations’ different mandates, decision-making autonomy

and institutional integrity, and as agreed by the two organisations. Our com-

mon resolve in responding to Russia’s war against Ukraine highlights the

strength of this unique and essential partnership. The participation of our

partners from the Asia-Pacific region, alongside other partners, demonstrated

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the value of our cooperation in tackling shared security challenges.

16.

We will further enhance our partnerships so that they continue to meet the in-

terests of both Allies and partners. We will discuss common approaches to

global security challenges where NATO’s interests are affected, share per-

spectives through deeper political engagement, and seek concrete areas for

cooperation to address shared security concerns. We will now move ahead

with strengthening our engagement with existing and potential new interlocu-

tors beyond the Euro-Atlantic area.

17.

In light of the changed security environment in Europe, we have decided on

new measures to step up tailored political and practical support to partners,

including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and the Republic of Moldova.

We will work with them to build their integrity and resilience, develop capabili-

ties, and uphold their political independence. We will also enhance our

capacity-building support to partners from the South.

18.

We reaffirm our commitment to NATO’s Open Door Policy. Today, we have

decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO, and

agreed to sign the Accession Protocols. In any accession to the Alliance, it is

of vital importance that the legitimate security concerns of all Allies are prop-

erly addressed. We welcome the conclusion of the trilateral memorandum

between Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden to that effect. The accession of

Finland and Sweden will make them safer, NATO stronger, and the Euro-

Atlantic area more secure. The security of Finland and Sweden is of direct

importance to the Alliance, including during the accession process.

19.

We welcome the considerable progress on Allied defence spending since

2014. In line with our commitment in Article 3 of the Washington Treaty, we

will further strengthen our individual and collective capacity to resist all forms

of attack. We reaffirm our commitment to the Defence Investment Pledge in

its entirety. We will build on that pledge and decide next year on subsequent

commitments beyond 2024. We will ensure that our political decisions are

adequately resourced. We will build on the progress made to ensure that in-

creased national defence expenditures and NATO common funding will be

commensurate with the challenges of a more contested security order.

Investing in our defence and key capabilities is essential.

20.

We pay tribute to all women and men who continue to serve daily for our col-

lective security, and honour all those who have sacrificed to keep us safe.

21.

We express our appreciation for the generous hospitality extended to us by

the Kingdom of Spain, on the 40th anniversary of its accession to NATO. We

look forward to meeting again, in Vilnius, in 2023.

22.

With our decisions today, we have firmly set the direction for the Alliance’s

continued adaptation. NATO remains the strongest Alliance in history.

Through our bond and our mutual commitment, we will continue to safeguard

the freedom and security of all Allies, as well as our shared democratic val-

ues, now and for future generations.

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