WEBVTT 00:04.909 --> 00:06.909 Good afternoon , the NATO Secretary 00:06.909 --> 00:08.798 General and the National security 00:08.798 --> 00:10.965 adviser of the United States will make 00:10.965 --> 00:13.131 short statements and then we will have 00:13.131 --> 00:15.409 time for questions . Secretary General . 00:15.409 --> 00:17.465 Good afternoon . I've just chaired a 00:17.465 --> 00:19.520 meeting of national security advisor 00:19.520 --> 00:22.010 from all NATO allies and I'm glad to be 00:22.020 --> 00:25.229 joined today by us . National security 00:25.239 --> 00:27.459 adviser , Jake Sullivan Jake . It's 00:27.469 --> 00:30.010 good to see you again just after we met 00:30.020 --> 00:33.810 in Washington last week . In our 00:33.819 --> 00:36.520 meeting today , allies discussed our 00:36.529 --> 00:39.439 preparations for the Washington summit 00:39.450 --> 00:42.639 in July , including Ukraine deterrence 00:42.650 --> 00:45.250 and defense . And the growing challenge 00:45.259 --> 00:48.430 posed by China . Today allies 00:48.439 --> 00:50.606 reiterated their support for Ukraine . 00:51.139 --> 00:54.729 This is not charity , it is in our own 00:54.740 --> 00:58.090 security interest . A Russian victory 00:58.099 --> 01:01.319 would weaken us and embolden not just 01:01.330 --> 01:04.019 Moscow but also China , Iran and North 01:04.029 --> 01:07.018 Korea that matters for Europe's 01:07.028 --> 01:09.478 security and it matters for America's 01:09.488 --> 01:13.290 security by spending a fraction 01:13.300 --> 01:16.430 of our military budgets . We have 01:16.440 --> 01:18.959 helped Ukraine to destroy a substantial 01:18.970 --> 01:22.720 part of Russia's combat capacity . Our 01:22.730 --> 01:25.010 support is also an example of through 01:25.019 --> 01:27.620 transatlantic burden sharing where both 01:27.629 --> 01:29.849 Europe and North America are making 01:29.860 --> 01:32.379 critical contributions to preserve 01:32.389 --> 01:36.360 Ukraine's freedom . Last week 01:36.370 --> 01:39.059 in Washington , I heard strong support 01:39.069 --> 01:41.500 for Ukraine from congressional leaders , 01:41.510 --> 01:44.989 both Republicans and Democrats . The 01:45.000 --> 01:46.889 debate continues in Washington on 01:46.889 --> 01:49.129 funding for a number of important 01:49.139 --> 01:52.589 priorities . It is vital that the 01:52.599 --> 01:55.099 United States Congress agrees on 01:55.110 --> 01:57.209 continued support for Ukraine in the 01:57.220 --> 02:00.680 near future and I count on all allies 02:00.690 --> 02:04.629 to sustain their commitment . Today , 02:04.660 --> 02:07.709 we also discussed further bolstering 02:07.959 --> 02:10.940 deterrence and defense at the summit . 02:10.970 --> 02:12.748 We will demonstrate that we are 02:12.748 --> 02:15.880 delivering on our commitments including 02:15.889 --> 02:18.399 by fully resourcing our new defense 02:18.410 --> 02:21.600 plans , investing in new capabilities 02:21.789 --> 02:24.199 and accelerating efforts to strengthen 02:24.210 --> 02:26.339 our transatlantic defense industrial 02:26.350 --> 02:29.690 base . Since last July 02:30.360 --> 02:32.800 has agreed industry deals worth some 02:32.820 --> 02:35.869 eur $10 billion for ammunition 02:36.559 --> 02:40.369 including $5.5 billion 4000 02:40.380 --> 02:43.039 more Patriot air defense missiles . 02:43.050 --> 02:46.110 Just last month , a deal that will 02:46.119 --> 02:48.008 build more production capacity in 02:48.008 --> 02:51.929 Europe for this vital capability . The 02:51.940 --> 02:54.979 world has become more dangerous but 02:54.990 --> 02:57.690 NATO has become stronger with more 02:57.699 --> 03:00.460 forces , higher redness and increased 03:00.470 --> 03:03.960 defense investment . We can never take 03:03.970 --> 03:06.639 peace for granted , but we do not see 03:06.649 --> 03:10.500 any imminent threats against any NATO 03:10.509 --> 03:14.380 ally is now holding 03:14.389 --> 03:16.556 steadfast defender . Our biggest major 03:16.556 --> 03:19.660 exercise in decades . Our exercise 03:19.669 --> 03:21.725 demonstrates that there should be no 03:21.725 --> 03:23.979 room for miscalculation in Moscow about 03:23.990 --> 03:26.229 nato's redness and resolve to protect 03:26.240 --> 03:29.759 all allies in our meeting . Today , we 03:29.770 --> 03:31.826 also addressed the growing challenge 03:31.826 --> 03:35.009 posed by China . Our competitors are 03:35.020 --> 03:37.449 increasingly joining forces and 03:37.460 --> 03:39.970 Russia's increase in Cooper with China , 03:39.979 --> 03:41.979 Iran and North Korea raises serious 03:41.979 --> 03:45.320 concerns . So it's even more important 03:45.330 --> 03:47.497 that NATO is working more closely with 03:47.497 --> 03:49.960 partners like Australia , Japan , New 03:49.970 --> 03:53.699 Zealand and South Korea . Today , we 03:53.710 --> 03:56.270 also condemned Iran's destabilizing 03:56.279 --> 03:58.168 role throughout the Middle East , 03:58.168 --> 04:00.390 including its support for terror groups 04:00.390 --> 04:02.557 that attack allied forces and civilian 04:02.557 --> 04:05.889 shipping attacks by Iranian backed 04:05.899 --> 04:08.460 militias in Iraq and Syria against us . 04:08.470 --> 04:11.910 Forces are unacceptable . Iran must 04:11.919 --> 04:15.399 rein in its process . So dear , Jake , 04:15.410 --> 04:17.200 thank you again for your strong 04:17.209 --> 04:19.799 personal commitment to our reliance and 04:19.809 --> 04:22.031 for the extraordinary leadership of the 04:22.031 --> 04:24.198 United States and President Biden . As 04:24.198 --> 04:26.730 we face global challenges together in , 04:26.940 --> 04:29.273 we will continue to protect our nations , 04:29.273 --> 04:31.440 our people and our values . And we all 04:31.440 --> 04:33.329 look forward to the summit in 04:33.339 --> 04:36.019 Washington . So please . Well , thank 04:36.029 --> 04:38.299 you uh Mr Secretary General for 04:38.309 --> 04:40.142 convening this meeting of allied 04:40.142 --> 04:42.309 National Security Advisor , our second 04:42.309 --> 04:44.531 uh under the Biden administration . And 04:44.531 --> 04:46.779 today was really the first high-level 04:46.790 --> 04:48.899 opportunity to begin planning the 04:48.910 --> 04:51.390 substance of the Washington summit . 04:51.399 --> 04:53.510 And it will continue with the Defense 04:53.510 --> 04:55.510 Ministers next week . Uh The United 04:55.510 --> 04:57.621 States looks forward to welcoming our 04:57.621 --> 04:59.621 allies to Washington this summer to 04:59.621 --> 05:01.739 celebrate the 75th birthday of NATO . 05:02.059 --> 05:04.226 But also to showcase the fact that the 05:04.226 --> 05:07.279 NATO alliance is bigger , stronger and 05:07.290 --> 05:10.320 more united than it has ever been . We 05:10.329 --> 05:12.385 covered the full range of issues and 05:12.385 --> 05:14.607 you heard the secretary-general lay out 05:14.607 --> 05:16.662 much of what was discussed today . I 05:16.662 --> 05:18.829 just want to highlight a few that will 05:18.829 --> 05:20.996 be front and center as we head towards 05:20.996 --> 05:23.273 Washington in July the first of course , 05:23.273 --> 05:25.273 is our shared support for Ukraine . 05:25.470 --> 05:27.570 Putin has been counting on dividing 05:27.579 --> 05:30.290 this alliance . But today we heard 05:30.299 --> 05:33.339 again , total unity and a degree of 05:33.350 --> 05:35.406 intensity of that unity that has not 05:35.406 --> 05:37.859 flagged one bit since the beginning of 05:37.869 --> 05:40.091 this brutal invasion by Russia . Nearly 05:40.091 --> 05:42.140 two years ago . Putin has also been 05:42.149 --> 05:44.429 counting on flagging support . Today I 05:44.440 --> 05:47.790 heard renewed commitments uh from many 05:47.799 --> 05:50.190 different NATO allies of tangible 05:50.200 --> 05:52.256 support for the brave Ukrainians who 05:52.256 --> 05:54.320 are defending their country . And as 05:54.329 --> 05:56.730 President Biden said yesterday , he is 05:56.739 --> 05:59.500 going to drive hard until we deliver a 05:59.510 --> 06:01.809 bipartisan package of support for 06:01.820 --> 06:04.589 Ukraine from the United States and as 06:04.600 --> 06:06.656 allies , we're committed not just to 06:06.656 --> 06:08.878 supporting Ukraine in the current fight 06:08.878 --> 06:11.100 but also supporting Ukraine's long term 06:11.100 --> 06:13.390 deterrence capacity as it works towards 06:13.399 --> 06:15.910 becoming a NATO member . And in that 06:15.920 --> 06:18.230 regard , we had good discussions today 06:18.239 --> 06:20.510 in planning for the NATO summit on the 06:20.519 --> 06:22.820 types of practical support that the uh 06:22.829 --> 06:24.829 that NATO can provide to Ukraine . 06:25.880 --> 06:28.940 Second on burden sharing at Washington , 06:28.950 --> 06:32.339 we look forward to seeing more allies 06:32.350 --> 06:35.709 than ever reach the 2% benchmark , a 06:35.730 --> 06:37.897 high water mark for the type of burden 06:37.897 --> 06:40.390 sharing that has been at the heart of 06:40.399 --> 06:42.343 the vision of NATO since the Wales 06:42.343 --> 06:44.779 summit 10 years ago . Third on the 06:44.790 --> 06:47.012 defense industrial base . We've learned 06:47.012 --> 06:49.179 over the past two years that we really 06:49.179 --> 06:51.123 need to energize our production of 06:51.123 --> 06:53.790 critical capabilities and we want to 06:53.799 --> 06:55.799 highlight progress in this area but 06:55.799 --> 06:58.260 also further work to do in Washington . 06:58.410 --> 07:00.632 And it's not just about total numbers , 07:00.632 --> 07:02.243 it's also about the types of 07:02.243 --> 07:04.021 capabilities that we need to be 07:04.021 --> 07:06.188 investing in . Because this fight over 07:06.188 --> 07:08.354 the last two years has taught us about 07:08.354 --> 07:10.466 the evolving nature of technology and 07:10.466 --> 07:12.577 warfare . And NATO has to stay at the 07:12.577 --> 07:16.100 cutting edge in that regard . Fourth on 07:16.109 --> 07:18.480 deterrence and defense posture at 07:18.489 --> 07:20.656 Vilnius last year , we developed as an 07:20.656 --> 07:22.822 alliance , new regional plans . And by 07:22.822 --> 07:24.822 Washington , we need to demonstrate 07:24.822 --> 07:26.933 that those plans are executable . And 07:26.933 --> 07:29.100 we discussed today the steps necessary 07:29.100 --> 07:31.322 to ensure that happens including things 07:31.322 --> 07:33.378 like the steadfast defender exercise 07:33.378 --> 07:35.739 the secretary-general referenced . Then 07:35.750 --> 07:37.750 there's the deepening ties with our 07:37.750 --> 07:39.750 Indo Pacific partners . This is not 07:39.750 --> 07:42.369 about bringing NATO to Asia , it is 07:42.380 --> 07:44.602 about working together with like minded 07:44.602 --> 07:46.589 partners in the Indo Pacific on 07:46.600 --> 07:48.433 challenges that really transcend 07:48.433 --> 07:51.190 geography , cyber economic security , 07:51.200 --> 07:53.359 nuclear proliferation and yes , the 07:53.369 --> 07:55.279 evolving interconnections between 07:55.290 --> 07:57.649 Russia , China , Iran and North Korea . 07:57.700 --> 08:00.440 Among other issues , we also , as the 08:00.450 --> 08:02.339 Secretary general noted , had the 08:02.339 --> 08:04.339 opportunity to today to discuss the 08:04.339 --> 08:06.061 situation in the Middle East , 08:06.061 --> 08:08.559 including the threat that Iran poses to 08:08.570 --> 08:12.480 regional stability and uh to a vision 08:12.489 --> 08:14.267 of a more peaceful , prosperous 08:14.267 --> 08:16.829 interconnected region . Before I 08:16.839 --> 08:19.179 conclude , let me also just say that we 08:19.190 --> 08:21.190 very much look forward to welcoming 08:21.190 --> 08:23.246 Sweden into the alliance very soon . 08:23.246 --> 08:25.357 It's past time is that they joined as 08:25.357 --> 08:27.779 the 32nd member and we look forward to 08:27.809 --> 08:30.750 welcoming them as the 32nd member when 08:30.760 --> 08:33.780 we uh welcome all of the other allies 08:33.789 --> 08:36.049 in Washington this summer . So Mr 08:36.059 --> 08:38.226 Secretary General , let me just say we 08:38.226 --> 08:40.440 are so much looking forward uh to the 08:40.450 --> 08:43.270 Washington summit . We see the vibrancy , 08:43.280 --> 08:45.280 the vitality , the dynamism in this 08:45.280 --> 08:47.613 alliance . We saw that on display today . 08:47.613 --> 08:49.780 We see that on display every day as we 08:49.780 --> 08:51.780 support Ukraine , as we stand up to 08:51.780 --> 08:53.947 Russian aggression as we deal with the 08:53.947 --> 08:56.058 myriad challenges facing our alliance 08:56.058 --> 08:58.630 on a 360 degree basis . And uh with 08:58.640 --> 08:59.679 that , let me turn it back to you .