1977 London summit

The 1977 London summit was the 4th NATO summit bringing the leaders of member nations together at the same time. The formal sessions and informal meetings in London took place on 10–11 May 1977.[1] This event was only the fifth meeting of the NATO heads of state following the ceremonial signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949.[2]

London summit
Map of NATO members
Host countryUnited Kingdom
Dates10–11 May 1977

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.[2]

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See also
  • EU summit
  • G8 summit

Notes
  1. NATO summit meetings Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997). The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination, p. 101.

References
  • Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997). The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8476-8581-3; OCLC 36746439


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