Leaders’ statements

Speech by Commissioner Kubilius at the IRIS² - Polish contribution Agreement Signature Ceremony

Andrius Kubilius · Commissioner for Defence and Space · Warsaw, Poland

I Have Decided That Mykhailo Drapatyi Will Become the New Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Address by the President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ON RECIPROCAL TRADE

PM’s remarks at the start of Monsoon Session 2026 of the Parliament

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

Secretary-General's Remarks to the General Assembly at the Observance of Nelson Mandela International Day [as prepared for delivery]

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day

Donald Trump · President

Russia Is Placing Its Wagers on Ballistic Missiles, and It Is Because of Them That Putin Still Believes in His War – Address by the President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Andy Burnham's first speech as Prime Minister: 20 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Keir Starmer's final speech as Prime Minister: 20 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Decisions Regarding the Army Will Be Worked Out – Address by the President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Secretary-General's message on Nelson Mandela International Day

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Remarks by Commissioner Albuquerque at the press conference on the Report on the competitiveness of the EU banking sector

Maria Luís Albuquerque · Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union · Brussels, Belgium

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Ribera and Commissioners Hoekstra and Jørgensen at the press conference on the EU Emission Trading System review and the Electrification Action Plan

Teresa Ribera · Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition · Brussels, Belgium

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath on the Rule of Law Report

Henna Virkkunen · Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy · Brussels, Belgium

Joining Hands to Build a Just and Equitable System For Global AI Governance

President Xi Jinping Attends the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance and Delivers Keynote Address

Xi Jinping · President

PM’s address at the launch of multiple development projects in Jind, Haryana

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

PM’s speech at the launch of multiple development projects in Chandigarh

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

Opening remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Fourth Session of the South Africa - Namibia Bi-National Commission, OR Tambo Building, Tshwane

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Opening remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the occasion of the 4th South Africa/ Namibia Bi-National Commission Business Forum

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

President Cyril Ramaphosa closing remarks at the 4th South Africa - Namibia Bi-National Commission

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Secretary-General’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference [as delivered]

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Secretary-General’s remarks to the “Dialogue on Early Warnings for All in Response to Climate Change” at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference Meteorological Forum [as delivered]

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Prime Minister Carney announces landmark partnership with General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada to build new fleet of armoured combat vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces

Mark Carney · Prime Minister · London ON, Canada

Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Official Line-Off Launch of the Toyota Ninth Generation Hilux, Prospecton Plant, eThekwini

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Keynote Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2nd International Special Economic Zones Conference Presidential Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin

Vladimir Putin · President

Statement by the President of Ukraine During a Joint Press Conference with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Whatever the Scenario, Ukraine Must Be Fully Prepared to Protect Lives and Its People and Ensure That We Make It Through the Winter – Address by the President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

PM's remarks at Kyiv press conference: 16 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the High-level Political Forum Session on “Way forward to 2030” [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Secretary-General's remarks at the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda [as prepared for delivery]

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioners Šefčovič and Zaharieva on the EU-India Trade and Technology Council ministerial

Henna Virkkunen · Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy · Brussels, Belgium

Speech at the presentation of the Order of Europe by President Zelenskyy to President von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen · President

Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska at the European Parliament's Committee on Security and Defence

Radmila Shekerinska · Deputy Secretary General · Brussels, Belgium

Meeting with Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin

Vladimir Putin · President

Address by the President of Ukraine on Ukrainian Statehood Day and the Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus–Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Statement by the President of Ukraine During a Joint Press Conference with the President of the European Commission

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Africa Day at the High-level Political Forum 2026 Ministerial Meeting [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Secretary-General's message on World Youth Skills Day: "Skills for a Shared Future"

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Secretary-General's video message to the Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Presidential Message on the Birthday of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

Donald Trump · President

Closing speech by Commissioner Šuica at the Launch of the 3rd Demography Report

Dubravka Šuica · Commissioner for Mediterranean · Brussels, Belgium

Commissioner Roswall's speech at ‘Accelerating Momentum Towards the 2026 UN Water Conference: Progress on the Interactive Dialogues', New York

Jessika Roswall · Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy · New York, United States

Commissioner's Roswall speech at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, New York

Jessika Roswall · Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy · New York, United States

Opening speech by Commissioner Šuica at the Launch of the 3rd Demography Report

Dubravka Šuica · Commissioner for Mediterranean · Brussels, Belgium

PM remarks at stakeholder event: 14 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the High-level Roundtable on the United Nations response to the Socio-Economic Impacts of the Middle East Crisis [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Deputy Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly "Taking Stock of the Pact for the Future" [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the event entitled “Powering Participation: Youth2030 and the Pact in Action” [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at the High-level meeting on Critical Energy Transition Minerals [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at the High-Level Political Forum Side Event: "Accelerating Momentum Towards the 2026 United Nations Water Conference" [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at the Special High-Level Event at the Local and Regional Governments Forum on the 2030 Agenda [as prepared for delivery]

Amina J. Mohammed · Deputy Secretary-General

Commissioner's Roswall speech at High Level Political Forum 2026 Ministerial Opening

Jessika Roswall · Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy · New York, United States

Commissioner's Roswall speech at the EU-UNDP High-Level Strategic Roundtable Water Resilience at Scale, New York

Jessika Roswall · Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy · New York, United States

Commissioner's Roswall speech at the EU-UNEP event “Pollution-Free Economies for a Sustainable Future for All”, New York

Jessika Roswall · Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy · New York, United States

Opening Keynote Speech by Commissioner Kubilius at the EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum

Andrius Kubilius · Commissioner for Defence and Space

Speech by Commissioner Šuica addressed to the Board of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States

Dubravka Šuica · Commissioner for Mediterranean · Brussels, Belgium

Speech by Commissioner Šuica at the Palestine Donor Group Ministerial Meeting

Dubravka Šuica · Commissioner for Mediterranean · Brussels, Belgium

Video message by Commissioner Šuica at the 6th ELIAMEP-ACG Summer Academy 2026 – Leadership Beyond Boundaries: Empowering the Next Generation in an Age of Geopolitical Flux

Dubravka Šuica · Commissioner for Mediterranean

Video message by Commissioner Šuica at the General Assembly of the Centrist Democrat International

Dubravka Šuica · Commissioner for Mediterranean · Brussels, Belgium

Déterminés à accélérer les progrès vers la paix : Déclaration des coprésidents de la Coalition des volontaires.

Emmanuel Macron · Président

Popular Front’s Everything for Victory! forum

Vladimir Putin · President

Joint Statement of the United Kingdom and the European Union on United Kingdom participation under the Ukraine Support Loan: 13 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

PM statement on His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani: 13 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Readout of the Civil Society Council: 8 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Statement of the co-chairs of the Coalition of the Willing: 13 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Secretary-General's remarks to the Opening of the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Middle East

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the passing of the former Emir of Qatar

António Guterres · Secretary-General

PM’s Address at the India-New Zealand Business Event

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

PM’s address during the Gala Lunch

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

PM’s address to the Indian community in New Zealand

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

PM’s opening remarks during the India-New Zealand delegation-level talks

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

I Am Preparing Changes across Our Diplomatic Efforts; We Need a New Quality of Engagement with Partners to Ensure the Implementation of Our Agreements on Weapons Supplies – Address by the President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica

António Guterres · Secretary-General

Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) Implementation Dialogue

Hadja Lahbib · Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management · Brussels, Belgium

Keynote address by His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, during the Transforming Education Summit (TES +4), Room I, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Opening remarks by His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Co-Chair of the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee Leaders Group Meeting, Room X, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

Opening remarks by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the French Republic

Cyril Ramaphosa · President

I Signed a Decree Establishing a Special Command within the Armed Forces – A Command for Long-Range, Effectively Global, Impact on Russia over This War – Address by the President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President

Prime Minister Carney deepens partnership with Saudi Arabia across trade, education, technology, and critical minerals

Mark Carney · Prime Minister · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Carney delivers remarks at the Saudi Arabia-Canada Investment Forum

Mark Carney · Prime Minister · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the OECD Gender Equality Forum

Hadja Lahbib · Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management · Paris, France

Address by the PM at the Economic Roadmap Business Reception

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

PM’s address at a community event in Australia

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

PM’s Press Statement during the joint press statement with the Prime Minister of Australia

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

Meeting with President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergei Katyrin

Vladimir Putin · President

Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the European Parliament on the Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Hadja Lahbib · Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management · Strasbourg, France

Déclaration de la France, de la Suède et de la Finlande concernant la participation de la France aux Forces terrestres avancées de l’OTAN en Finlande.

Emmanuel Macron · Président

Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meeting of Heads of State and Government at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Meeting with Government members

Vladimir Putin · President

Joint statement from Prime Minister Starmer and Prime Minister Carney of Canada on defence financing: 8 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Joint statement on the Deep Precision Strike Capability Investment Initiative: 8 July 2026

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Joint Statement Regarding the Security and Defence Partnership Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Türkiye

Keir Starmer · Prime Minister

Keynote speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska at the Ankara Dialogues

Radmila Shekerinska · Deputy Secretary General

Keynote speech by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with Vice-President of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz and Minister of Defence of Türkiye Yaşar Güler at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska during the signing ceremonies at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Radmila Shekerinska · Deputy Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska on Integrated Air and Missile Defence at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Radmila Shekerinska · Deputy Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska on Space and Surveillance at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Radmila Shekerinska · Deputy Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska on Strike Capabilities at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Radmila Shekerinska · Deputy Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the Industry Forum event, The Capability Challenge: a NATO and EU conversation

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Defence Critical Raw Materials at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on major capability announcements at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on NATO Drone Edge at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the Call for Action at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Transatlantic Defence Industrial Cooperation in Action at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa

Mark Rutte · Secretary General

PM’s address at the Community Event in Indonesia

Narendra Modi · Prime Minister

Meeting with Director General of the Russian Export Centre Veronika Nikishina

Vladimir Putin · President

Europe Urgently Needs Its Own Capability to Produce Anti-ballistic Systems and the Missiles They Require – Address by the President to Participants of the NATO Defense Industry Forum

Volodymyr Zelenskyy · President