Brussels: The State of Qatar will participate in the 29th summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), which begins today in the Belgian capital Brussels.
The two-day event will see the 29 members and 20 partners take part, in addition to representatives from the UN, EU, World Bank, and the Nato Parliamentary Assembly. The summit is set to address issues related to Nato’s future and will make important decisions in that regard.
Nato organized separate press conferences to Istanbul Cooperation Initiative that includes a number of Arab countries and four GCC ones that include Qatar. They were briefed by Nato’s leaders in defense, foreign affairs and economic affairs on the agenda of this year’s summit.
They noted that there will be a number of issues on schedule this year such as the signing of several resolutions on the restructuring of the Alliance in a more modern way to enable it to respond quickly to threats, as well as several issues, including combating terrorism, sharing responsibilities, the “open door” policy, cooperation between Nato and the European Union, In the Alliance’s leading structure.
Sources told Qatar News Agency’s (QNA) reporter that the summit meetings, which will be held at the new headquarters of the alliance, will address the relationship Nato has with its partners in different regions of the world, including the Middle East and North Africa, and support mechanisms for the countries of the region.
The sources also emphasized Nato’s approach to strengthening its military capabilities. They said the summit’s discussions are will focus on deterrence and defence, support for security and stability, the mechanism of sharing the financial burden among NATO member states, the Nato-EU relationship and the modernization of Nato’s structure.
