The 1975 Brussels summit was the third
NATO summit
A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities.
NATO summits are not regular ...
bringing the leaders of member nations together at the same time. The formal sessions and informal meetings in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
took place on 29–30 May 1975.
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This event was only the third meeting of the NATO heads of state following the ceremonial signing of the
North Atlantic Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty, also referred to as the Washington Treaty, is the treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 194 ...
on 4 April 1949.
[Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997)]
''The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination,'' p. 101.
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Background
In this period, the organization faced a generational challenge; and the unresolved questions concerned whether a new generation of leaders would be as committed to NATO as their predecessors had been.
Agenda
The general discussions focused on the need for affirming of the fundamental importance of the Alliance, Other topics included,
* Allied cohesion in the face of international economic pressures following the 1974 oil crisis; and
* Support for successful conclusion of negotiations in the framework of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE).
See also
* EU summit
This is a list of meetings of the European Council (informally referred to as EU summits); the meetings of the European Council, an institution of the European Union (EU) comprising heads of state or government of EU member states. They start ...
* G8 summit
The Group of Eight (G8) was an inter-governmental political forum from 1997 until 2014. It had formed from incorporating Russia into the Group of Seven, or G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia left in 2014.
The forum originated ...
Notes
References
* Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997)
''The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination.''
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ;
External links
NATO update, 1975
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Diplomatic conferences in Belgium
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May 1975 events in Europe
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