Building on our previous years of success in convening Youth Leadership Summits alongside NATO Summits such as the Future Leaders Summit in Wales (2014), Young Atlanticists Summits in Chicago and Bratislava (2012), GLOBSEC Young Leaders’ Forum and various Youth Summits alongside NATO Summits in Lisbon (2010), Bucharest (2008) and Riga (2006), from 11th to 13th of April 2015 in Turkey, Antalya, ATA organized the Youth Ministerial Meeting (YMM) - program to connect and empower rising leaders who will shape and magnify the innovative impact and outreach that the Ministerial Meeting can have among a transatlantic audience of future leaders.

On behalf of YATA Macedonia, Mr. Ilija Djugumanov, Member of Presidency of ATA Macedonia/President of YATA Macedonia, participated at the Youth Ministerial Meeting.

This year YMM introduced several new features, side-events and special formats, which were designed to increase the overall success of the meetings.

Participants had the opportunity to engage in an off-the-record discussion with Ministers of Foreign Affairs and senior NATO representatives on the key issues of the Ministerial Meeting. Furthermore, they were given the possibility to engage in a closed discussion forum, where they developed their leadership skills and policy expertise through advanced panel discussions, “one-on-one” conversations, policy workshops, and substantive engagement throughout the conference.



Thus, YMM gathered 36 participants and served as an essential link between NATO and the young professionals of NATO and partner nations, currently working in security and defence by providing greater transparency of the Ministerial Meeting and fostering a better understanding of the Alliance’s objectives and missions among young citizens in NATO member countries.


This year’s forum gathered numerous prominent guests such as ministers of foreign affairs and ambassadors from the NATO and partner countries.
Ministerial Meeting was organized by NATO and the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) in cooperation with YATA TURK.