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Today (July 12, 2021), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met at NATO Headquarters with HE Yair Lapid, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel. They discussed a range of issues related to NATO-Israel relations.
The Secretary General said Israel is one of NATO’s most committed and capable partners, and stressed that exchanges at the staff and expert levels have continued, despite the restrictions imposed. by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel has been an important NATO partner for over 20 years, as well as an active member of NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue. NATO and Israel cooperate in different areas, including science and technology, civilian emergency preparedness and management, resilience, counterterrorism, military medicine, countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and women, peace and security.
Secretary General Stoltenberg and Minister Lapid also exchanged views on the prospects for potential cooperation between NATO and Israel in other areas of common interest, including climate change, defense innovation and emerging and disruptive technologies. In addition, the NATO Secretary General reiterated calls on Allies to respect and fully comply with all their obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and to refrain from any activity inconsistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
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