Moldova among Romania’s priorities at NATO Summit in Ankara

The Republic of Moldova will be among the priorities that Romania will promote at the NATO Summit in Ankara, scheduled for 7–8 July 2026. The message was highlighted during the roundtable “Road to Ankara,” held in Bucharest with the participation of representatives of the Romanian authorities, academia, the diplomatic corps, and the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Romania.

During the discussions, one of the main messages focused on keeping the Republic of Moldova among Romania’s priorities at the NATO Summit, in the context of security challenges in the Black Sea region.


“For the Republic of Moldova, the reaffirmation of Romania’s constant support and the inclusion of our country among NATO’s priorities represent an important signal of our joint commitment to strengthening security, resilience, and stability in the Black Sea region. Such commitments are the clearest proof of the unequivocal support our country enjoys from Romania and Western partners,” the statement of the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Romania reads.


The 2026 NATO Summit will take place in Ankara on 7–8 July, being the first high-level meeting of the Alliance hosted by Türkiye since the Istanbul Summit in 2004. The meeting is expected to bring together leaders of the 32 NATO member states, as well as representatives of the European Union and partner states from the Indo-Pacific and the Gulf region, according to the Alliance’s official portal.

According to the agenda announced by NATO and statements by Alliance officials, the main themes of the summit will be:


	
strengthening collective defence and deterrence capabilities;
	
increasing defence spending and implementing the commitment for allied states to allocate up to 5% of GDP for defence by 2035;
	
developing the defence industry, including through investments and contracts worth billions of dollars;
	
continuing support for Ukraine and strengthening its resilience in the face of Russian aggression;
	
the security of the Euro-Atlantic area, including the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Black Sea region, Reuters reports.


NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that the summit will feature defence contracts worth tens of billions of dollars, aimed at accelerating military production and strengthening the Alliance’s industrial base. At the same time, NATO leaders are expected to reaffirm their political and military support for Ukraine.