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The 1978 Washington summit was the 5th
NATO summit A NATO summit is a summit meeting that is regarded as a periodic opportunity for heads of state and heads of government of NATO member countries to evaluate and provide strategic direction for Alliance activities. NATO summits are not regular ...
bringing the leaders of member nations together at the same time. The formal sessions and informal meetings in
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
took place on May 30–31, 1978. This event was only the fifth meeting of the NATO heads of state following the ceremonial signing of the
North Atlantic Treaty The North Atlantic Treaty, also referred to as the Washington Treaty, is the treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 194 ...
on April 4, 1949.Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997)
''The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination,'' p. 101.
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Background

In this period, the organization faced unresolved questions concerned whether a new generation of leaders would be as committed to NATO as their predecessors had been.


Synopsis

* Meeting with participation of Heads of State and Government * Long-term trends in east–west relations * Berlin and Germany * Review of CSCE implementation at Belgrade * Achievement of NATO Science Committee, 20th Anniversary * Need to strengthen South Eastern flanks * Concern at continual Warsaw Pact expansion of offensive capabilities * SALT * MBFR * Leaders of States participating in NATO integrated defence approve LTDP and call for follow-through action by national authorities.


See also

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EU summit This is a list of meetings of the European Council (informally referred to as EU summits); the meetings of the European Council, an institution of the European Union (EU) comprising heads of state or government of EU member states. They start ...
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G8 summit The Group of Eight (G8) was an inter-governmental political forum from 1997 until 2014. It had formed from incorporating Russia into the Group of Seven, or G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia left in 2014. The forum originated ...


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NATO update, 1978
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