Madrid Summit Declaration

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Press Release
29 June 2022
PR (2022) 095
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
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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:
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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
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
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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1110 Brussels, Belgium
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