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Secretary Blinken, dear Tony, welcome back聽
to NATO headquarters, it is always a great聽聽
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pleasure to welcome you. And let me start聽
by thanking you for everything you do.聽聽
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The continued significant support to Ukraine.聽
The sanctions, the heavy costs you're imposing on聽聽
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Russia and the Russian war machine, and also聽
strengthening our collective defence here in聽聽
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Europe with more US presence in Europe. And let聽
me also thank you for your tireless efforts to聽聽
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consult, to coordinate with NATO allies,聽
and to share intelligence and information聽聽
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throughout this crisis. The US leadership has been聽
outstanding and is indispensable. And that is of聽聽
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great importance when we face a very dangerous聽
situation with the ongoing war in Ukraine.聽聽
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So I look forward to sit down with you, with the聽
other Foreign Ministers in NATO and to discuss聽聽
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a wide range of issues today and tomorrow, of聽
course, including Ukraine, but also that we are聽聽
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able to sit down with our Asia Pacific partners聽
Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, and聽聽
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to address the global ramifications of the crisis聽
in Ukraine and how we are going to work together聽聽
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in different areas with our Asia Pacific partners.聽
And then of course, tonight, we will start聽聽
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our meeting with a discussion addressing the聽
Strategic Concept, which is an important document聽聽
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for NATO, outlining how NATO should continue to be聽
the strongest alliance in history, facing a more聽聽
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dangerous world and the new security reality. So聽
once again, welcome. It's great to have you here
