(AGENPARL) – Fri 05 September 2025 • NATO Military Committee Conference to be held in Latvia
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Press Release
5 September 2025
NATO Military Committee Conference to be held in Latvia [https://www.nato.int]
NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet at the Chiefs of Defence level from 26 to 27 September 2025, in Riga, Latvia. The Chair of the Military Committee (CMC), Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, will preside the meeting, attended as well by the Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR), General Alexus G. Grynkewich, and the Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation (SACT), Admiral Pierre Vandier.
Together, NATO’s senior military leadership will reflect on the follow up from the historic NATO Summit in The Hague, in particular by addressing the further strengthening of the Alliance’s collective deterrence and defence. The Opening Remarks will be livestreamed, and CMC and Latvian Chief of Defence will hold a press conference at the conclusion of the meeting.
The Military Committee meets in Chiefs of Defence Session (MC/CS) twice a year (January and May) at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Additionally, once a year, one of the Allies hosts a special Conference, once again gathering all the 32 Chiefs. Other extraordinary meetings can be called during the year, if deemed necessary. The Military Committee convenes to discuss NATO operations, missions, exercises, capabilities and other relevant subjects. Its main role is to provide the North Atlantic Council with unfettered, consensus-based military advice on how the Alliance can best address global security challenges. On a day-to-day basis, its work is carried out by Allies’ Military Representatives, at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
Media Opportunities
18.10-18.40 (EEST) – President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs meets with Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and Chief of Defence of Latvia Kaspars Pudāns (LV CHOD) at Riga Castle
Media opportunity: photos/video before the meeting
Saturday 27 Sep 2025
08:00 (EEST) – Opening Remarks (livestreamed) by Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.
18:00 (EEST) – Joint Press Conference (Media present – livestreamed) with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and the Latvian Chief of Defence, Major General Kaspars Pudāns.
Imagery
Following each event, photos, video and audio files will be made available on the NATO IMS webpage [https://www.nato.int/ims], as well as on the MC Conference event page [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_237415.htm].
Social Media
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee will be using his official X account @CMC_NATO [https://twitter.com/CMC_NATO].
PASCAD will post the latest information and photos from the Conference on our official X account: @NATO_PASCAD [https://twitter.com/NATO_PASCAD].
The National Armed Forces of Latvia will also post updates from the conference on their official website [https://www.mil.lv/lv] and X account @latvijas_armija [https://x.com/Latvijas_armija].
Please use the hashtags #NATOMC, #NATOCHoDs and #NATORiga when tweeting about the NATO Military Committee Conference.
Media Operations and Queries
Capt (N) Giovanni Galoforo, Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Advisor to the NATO Military Committee and the NATO International Military Staff.
Louise Reid, Senior Public Affairs Assistant NATO IMS PASCADµ
Lieutenant Colonel Mairita Senkevicina, Head of Communications Division, Armed Forces of Latvia
For more background information about the NATO Military Committee visit [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49633.htm]
[https://www.youtube.com/natonews] [https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_room.htm]
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