Pål Jonson to attend meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels
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On 4 June, Sweden’s Minister for Defence Pål Jonson will travel to Brussels to take part in a meeting held within the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG). Mr Jonson will take part in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence the day after, also held in Brussels.
The UDCG, also known as the Ramstein Group, is a coalition of nearly 60 countries and organisations that meet regularly to coordinate international military support to Ukraine.
On 4 June, defence ministers of countries in the UDCG will gather for a meeting on continued support to Ukraine.
The following day, NATO countries’ defence ministers will meet to set NATO’s new capability targets and participate in a working lunch with the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC). The meeting of NATO Defence Ministers is an important prelude to the NATO Summit, which will be attended by heads of state and government on 24–25 June in The Hague.
Mr Jonson’s agenda in Brussels also includes a bilateral meeting with Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov.
Press contact
Acting Press Secretary to Minister for Defence Pål Jonson
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76 140 43 17
email to Adam Schelin
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More about the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence on 5 June
Find out more about the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence on 5 June on NATO’s website. Photos and video material from the meeting will also be published there on an ongoing basis.
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The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is the highest political decision-making body within NATO. For its day-to-day work, NATO member countries are represented in the Council by their Ambassadors to NATO.
The NAC meets several times a year in different formats: defence ministers, foreign ministers and heads of state or government. As a rule, one Summit, two meetings of foreign ministers and three meetings of defence ministers are held each year. The Secretary General of NATO is chair of the NAC.
