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The Minister of Defence in Brussels for NATO Meeting

Minister of Defence Pål Jonson is participating in NATO's defence ministers' meeting in Brussels to discuss NATO's deterrence and defence, as well as to meet the Ukraine Defence Contact Group. Sweden is participating as an invited country and is also leading the meeting of the Northern Group.

The Minister of Defence in Brussels for NATO Meeting
On 11 – 12 October, Defence Minister Pål Jonson (M) will participate in NATO's Defence Ministers' Meeting in Brussels. The focus of the meeting will be to follow up on the decisions made at NATO's summit in Vilnius on 11–12 July regarding the strengthening of NATO's deterrence and defence. Pål Jonson will also participate in a meeting within the framework of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, which takes place in conjunction with the NATO meeting, writes the Ministry of Defence in a press release.

At the Defence Ministers' Meeting, led by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and where Sweden participates in the role of an invited country to NATO (so-called invitee), ongoing NATO operations will also be discussed. In connection with the meeting, a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG, often called the Ramstein format) will also take place. The format is used to coordinate military support from about 50 countries to Ukraine, writes the ministry.

After NATO's Defence Ministers' Meeting, a Defence Ministers' Meeting within the Northern Group, a defence policy forum that includes the Nordic and Baltic countries as well as the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, and the United Kingdom, will also be held. Pål Jonson will lead the meeting in the Northern Group as Sweden is the chair country during the autumn of 2023, according to the press release.

FAQ

Vad är syftet med försvarsministermötet i Bryssel?
Syftet är att följa upp beslut från Natos toppmöte i Vilnius och diskutera Natos avskräckning och försvar.
Vilken roll har Sverige i Natomötet?
Sverige deltar som inbjudet land, även kallat invitee.
Vad är Ukraine Defence Contact Group?
Det är ett format för att koordinera militärt stöd från cirka 50 länder till Ukraina.