The bloc committed to invest 5 percent of their GDP per year by 2035 on core defence and defence-related spending, stating that “an attack on one is an attack on all”, reports Al Jazeera.
In the declaration, NATO leaders said the defence pledge would consist of investments of at least 3.5 percent of GDP per year in core defence requirements.
They also vowed to spend up to 1.5 percent of GDP on security-related expenditures including protection of critical infrastructure and strengthening the alliance’s defence industrial base.
These investments were needed to face “profound security threats”, the leaders said, citing the “long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security and the persistent threat of terrorism.”
The member states reaffirmed their “enduring sovereign commitments” to support Ukraine, but left out references to Ukraine’s possible future membership of the alliance, that had been included in some previous summit declarations.
Bd-pratidin English/TR
