Question: NATO Summit 2016 was held in which of the following country?
(a) Poland
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Canada
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- On 8 and 9 July 2016; The 2016 Warsaw Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.
- It was the 27th formal meeting of the heads of state and heads of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- Some of the major points discussed in the summit includes the terrorism that has struck hard in many of our countries; Russia’s actions, especially in Ukraine, that undermine the rules-based order in Europe; and the instability in the Middle East and North Africa.
- The decision for strengthening the alliance’s military presence in the east, with four battalions in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on a rotational basis has been taken.
- All member states agreed to spend 2% of their GDP on defense by 2020.
- The next alliance summit (28th) would take place in 2017 in Brussels to inaugurate the new 1 billion €(Euro) NATO headquarters building.
- NATO was established on April 4, 1949. Currently it has 28 members.
Reference:
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_133171.htm?selectedLocale=en
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nato-summit-warsaw-pms-press-conference-9-july-2016
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_133168.htm?selectedLocale=en
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_133169.htm?selectedLocale=en