Commending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s adoption of regional plans and encouraging allies to align resources.

supports the implementation of regional defense plans adopted at the 2023 Vilnius Summit to align forces and resources with NATO’s Strategic Concept adopted at the 2022 Madrid Summit;

urges swift implementation and resourcing of these plans in support of the collective defense of Europe and encourages NATO allies to align defense spending and resource allocation in accordance with these plans;

supports the commitment of NATO for members to meet or exceed 2 percent gross domestic product defense spending in support of collective defense of Europe and North America;

commends those allies that have reached the 2 percent gross domestic product defense spending and encourages all members of NATO to maintain progress to meet this commitment;

recommends the next Secretary General of NATO be selected from a member country that has met, or has a robust plan to meet, the 2 percent defense spending commitment;

commends NATO allies for harboring and caring for millions of refugees fleeing Russian President Putin’s aggression;

welcomes Finland’s accession to the NATO alliance; and

urges Turkiye and Hungary to swiftly ratify Sweden as a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.