NATO leaders are preparing for a summit in Turkey next week, but plans for an alliance summit in Albania next year have been thrown into doubt due to resistance from the US and dissatisfaction among NATO members with Tirana’s low defence spending.
Defence Spending Concerns
A draft statement for next week’s NATO summit in Ankara does not currently mention holding the next gathering in Albania, despite a previous declaration that it would take place there. Albania’s defence spending is such that if NATO holds a summit in the country in 2027, it may provoke negative headlines.
A European diplomat said Albania could ultimately still host a summit, adding that the country is ramping up its defence spending. Albania’s government said it is finalizing the necessary fiscal measures to align its defence and defence-related expenditure with the trajectory agreed by NATO Allies at the Hague Summit.
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