,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,tillis7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,celebrat+ !  
,june #bjbe ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty     
,organization ,summit 9 ! ,hague1 !     
,ne!rl&s1 & reaffirm+ priorities p]ta9+ 
to transatlantic security & our         
commitm5t to ,,nato4  ,:]eas ! ,june    
#bjbe ,,nato ,summit 7also kn[n z !     
,hague ,summit71 :i* w take place on    
,june #bd? & #be?1 #bjbe 9 ! ,hague1 !  
,ne!rl&s1 w conv5e all #cb ,,nato       
,allies & _m ,,nato ,p>tn]s1 includ+    
,ukra9e & ! ,indo-,pacific nations (    
,au/ralia1 ,japan1 ,new ,zeal&1 & !     
,republic ( ,korea2 ,:]eas ! ,hague     
,summit w take place dur+ ! f\r? ye> ( !
 ,russian ,f$]ation's unprovok$1        
illegal1 full-scale w> aga9/ ,ukra9e2   
,:]eas1 foll[+ calls f ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t to increase def5se sp5d+ among

 ,european ,allies1 ! ,hague ,summit is 
expect$ to revise ,,nato ,allies' def5se
 sp5d+ pl$ge f #b p]c5t ( ea* c\ntry's  
gross dome/ic product t 0 agre$ to ?r\gh
 ! #bjad ,wales ,summit ,decl>ation1 to 
a report$ t>get ( #e p]c5t ( ea*        
c\ntry's gross dome/ic product1 :i*     
includes a commitm5t to sp5d #a4e p]c5t 
( ea* c\ntry's gross dome/ic product on 
inve/m5ts 9 def5se-relat$ infra/ructure 
& capabilities2 ,:]eas ,article #aj ( ! 
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty1 done at        
,wa%+ton ,april #d1 #aidi-- 7#a7        
e/abli%es ,,nato's op5-door policy2 &   
7#b7 p]mits ! admission ( any ,european 
c\ntry ^: gov]nm5t is will+ & able to   
contribute to ! security ( ! ,nor?      
,atlantic area & assume ! requirem5ts & 
responsibilities ( memb]%ip2 ,:]eas     
,,nato cont9ues to provide critical     
lead]%ip to ma9ta9 /ability 9 ! ,we/]n  
,balkans1 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh ! ,kosovo    
,=ce 7,,k=7 & ,,nato ,headqu>t]s        
,s>ajevo 9 ,bosnia & ,h]zegov9a1 :i*    
closely coord9ates ) ! ,arm$ ,=ces (    

,bosnia & ,h]zegov9a & ,op]ation ,al!a1 
! ,european ,union =ce t is responsible 
= ov]see+ ! implem5tation ( ! ,g5]al    
,framework ,agreem5t = ,bosnia &        
,h]zegov9a 7also kn[n z ! ,dayton       
,agreem5t or ! ,dayton ,accords71 done  
at ,dayton ,novemb] #ba1 #aiie2 ,:]eas  
ea* ,,nato communique s9ce ! ,russian   
,f$]ation's full-scale invasion (       
,ukra9e has ackn[l$g$ ,russia z a       
significant & direct ?reat to ,,nato    
,allies2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 9 
addition to cont9u+ its campaign (      
aggression & viol5ce aga9/ ! p (        
,ukra9e1 has conduct$ hybrid w>f>e aga9/
 ,,nato ,allies1 includ+ by weaponiz+   
its en]gy exports1 de/roy+ und]sea      
cables1 & p]petrat+ cyb]attacks2 &      
,:]eas ! ,hague ,summit w invite        
,ukra9ian ,presid5t ,volodymyr ,zel5skyy
 to discuss ,,nato's cont9u$ support =  
,ukra9e's def5se aga9/ ,russian         
aggression4 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !       
,s5ate-- 7#a7 reaffirms ! endur+        
bip>tisan commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

,s5ate to ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty & ! 
,unit$ ,/ates' obligations to ,,nato's  
collective def5se "u ,article #e ( !    
,treaty2  7#b7 7,a7 welcomes increas$   
def5se sp5d+ by ,,nato ,allies2  7,b7   
recognizes t #bc ,,nato ,allies h met _!
 ,wales ,summit pl$ge to sp5d at lea/ #b
 p]c5t ( _! gross dome/ic product on    
def5se2 &  7,c7 enc\rages ! rema9+      
,,nato ,allies to accel]ate ef=ts to    
meet su* t>get2  7#c7 welcomes !        
ambition ( ! ,hague ,summit to increase 
! def5se & def5se-relat$ sp5d+ t>get to 
#e p]c5t ( gross dome/ic product &      
enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to  
meet ?is b5*m>k2  7#d7 cont9ues to      
support ! op5-door policy p]mitt+ any   
,european nation to consid] pursu+      
,,nato memb]%ip2  7#e7 7,a7 ackn[l$ges  
,,nato's role 9 promot+ peace & /ability
 9 ! ,we/]n ,balkans2 &  7,b7 enc\rages 
,,nato to su/a9 a robu/ focus on ?is    
region1 especially 9 ,bosnia &          
,h]zegov9a2 &  7#f7 welcomes ,,nato's   
cont9u$ support = ,ukra9e ?r\gh !       

,ukra9e ,def5se ,contact ,gr\p & !      
,compressive ,assi/ance ,package =      
,ukra9e & enc\rages all ,,nato ,allies  
to cont9ue significant support = ,ukra9e
 9 su/a9+ its fight aga9/ ,russian      
aggression4