NATO heads of state and government attended the second session of the North Atlantic Council Meeting held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during his opening speech that NATO is a regional alliance between Europe and North America, but the challenges faced are global and the security of countries is interconnected. Drawing attention to the global consequences of the war in Ukraine, Stoltenberg said that terrorists have no borders and authoritarian regimes are getting closer, giving the message “We must be united”.