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- [Announcer] Good afternoon.

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The Secretary General will update you

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on the session that just ended.

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And then he'll be very happy
to take your questions.

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Secretary General.

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- Good afternoon.

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We just had a good and
important discussion

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among the leaders of the
NATO allied countries.

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We have marked anniversary
of our alliance,

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which has guaranteed peace and security

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for all allies for 70 years,

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and we have looked to the future.

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Our meeting has once again demonstrated

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that NATO remains the only place

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where Europe and North America discuss,

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decide and act every day together.

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On strategic issues that
concern our shared security.

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And all leaders were very clear,

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we stand together all
for one, and one for all.

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Our commitment to Article 5,

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the Collective Defense Clause

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for our alliance is ironclad.

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Today we took a wide range
of important decisions.

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We have increased the
readiness of our forces.

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I can announce that we have delivered on

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the NATO readiness initiative.

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Allies have committed

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30 battalions,

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30 air squadrons,

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and 30 combat ships,

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available to NATO within 30 days.

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We have declared space

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as the fifth operational domain for NATO

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alongside land, air, sea and cyber.

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We have also agreed on a new action plan

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to step up our efforts in
the fight against terrorism.

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All allies remain committed
to the fight against ISIS

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and our training mission in Iraq

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and the training mission in Afghanistan.

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Today leaders committed
to insuring the security

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of telecommunications
infrastructure, including 5G.

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We agreed to rely only on
secure and resilient systems.

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Allies further recognized
the unprecedented progress

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we are making to achieve
fairer burden sharing.

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This is the fifth year of
rising defense investments.

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In fact, European allies and Canada

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have added 130 billion US dollars,

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and by the end of 2024,
that figure will rise

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to 400 billion US dollars.

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This is unprecedented, and
it's making NATO stronger.

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But leaders agreed that
we must and will do more.

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The leaders also took a
range of other decisions

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on the other important
issues for our alliance

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to enhance the protection of
our energy infrastructure,

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on how to ensure our technological edge

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in the face of emerging and
disruptive technologies,

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and to step up our
response to hybrid thefts.

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We also had a substantive
discussion about Russia

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and the future of arms control.

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We are committed to strong
deterrents on defense,

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while remaining open to
meaningful dialogue with Russia.

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NATO is responding to Russia's deployment

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of intermediate range
nuclear capable missiles

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in a defensive and coordinated way.

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And we remain committed

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to strengthening effective arms control,

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disarmament and nonproliferation.

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For the first time, we
addressed the rise of China.

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Both the challenges and
the opportunities it poses,

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and the implications for our security.

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Leaders agreed we need to address this

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together as an alliance.

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And that we must find
ways to encourage China

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to participate in arms
control arrangements.

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As the world changes, NATO
will continue to change.

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NATO is strong in our accomplishments

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of the past few years to adapt

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to a changing security
environment are substantial.

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On that basis, we have agreed today

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to initiate a reflection
process under my leadership

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to further strengthen the
political dimension of NATO.

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I want to thank the United Kingdom

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for hosting this meeting of NATO leaders

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with such wonderful hospitality.

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We marked achievements
of our first 70 years

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and set a course for the years to come.

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NATO leaders have decided
to meet again in 2021.