| Brussels summit | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium |
| Dates | 14 and 15 December 1989 |
TheDecember 1989 NATO summit was a summit held for theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization. The summit was held inBrussels, Belgium. This summit was the tenthNATO summit to bring world leaders from NATO together, which marked the 40th anniversary of the formation of NATO.Manfred Wörner headed the summit, and there were sixteen NATO members when the summit was held.[1]
In this period, the organization faced conventional questions about whether a new generation of leaders would be as committed to NATO as their predecessors had been. The summit was held during the end of theCold War, when democratic reforms were being introduced throughout theEastern Bloc.[2] Thefall of the Berlin Wall, and numerous other events were widely discussed during the summit. The summit affirmed its support of democratic reforms in theEastern Bloc.[1]
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