1977 London summit explained

Summit Name:	London summit
Caption:	Map of NATO members
Country:	United Kingdom
Dates:	10–11 May 1977

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]

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]

See also

• EU summit
• G8 summit

References

• Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997). The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ;

External links

• NATO update, 1977

Notes and References

1. http://www.nato.int/issues/summits/index.html#agendas NATO summit meetings
2. Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997). The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination, p. 101.