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Hosted by the Folketing, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 6 to 9 October 2023.
All 274 parliament members representing 31 NATO member states, along with approximately 100 members from around 25 partner countries and parliamentary bodies will have the opportunity to address the key topics on the Euro-Atlantic defence and security agenda and assess the outcomes and key decisions taken at July’s NATO Summit in Vilnius. During the Annual Session, members will discuss and adopt draft reports in the Assembly’s five Committees and a number of resolutions distilling key policy recommendations.
Throughout the Session, the Assembly will reiterate its resolute stance on Russia's unjustified, unprovoked, brutal illegal war of aggression against Ukraine as well as its unwavering support for Ukraine’s democracy, independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, self-defence and self-determination – for as long it takes for Ukraine to prevail.
Members will also examine how the outcomes and decisions in Vilnius align with the need to adapt NATO to a new era of strategic competition, in particular the need to operationalise NATO’s recommitment to shared democratic values and to continue enhancing NATO’s deterrence and defence posture.
On Monday 9 October, NATO PA Acting President, Michal SZCZERBA will address the Session's Plenary Sitting alongside senior representatives of the Danish government, the Folketing, NATO and other high-level guest speakers.
Other topics include:
- defending the Alliance’s shared democratic values and the international rules-based order;
- accelerating the adaptation of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, including in the Baltic and Black Sea regions;
- strengthening resilience, combatting disinformation and securing critical infrastructure and supplies;
- NATO’s partnerships and the future of the Open Door policy;
- China’s global role and challenge, including its deepening partnership with Russia;
- the implications of Russia’s war for Allied capabilities, the need to strengthen the industrial base and developments in emerging and disruptive technologies;
- further reinforcing the unique transatlantic bond; and
- further ways to mainstream a gender perspective into defence and security.