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"Friends and allies continue to be with you": Mark Rutte remembers September 11 and leaves a guarantee to the USA

CNN Portugal11 September 2026 at 12:55

The NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, commemorated the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks with a message of solidarity towards the United States. Rutte recalled that, after the bombings, NATO allies remained united in a moment of great adversity. For the first and only time in the history of the Atlantic Alliance, Article 5 of the treaty was invoked, which establishes collective defense among members. The official left the guarantee that friends and allies continue to stand by the USA, reinforcing NATO's commitment to transatlantic solidarity.

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