It wasn't a wedding nor was it someone's homecoming party. It was an event attended by European foreign ministers whose agenda was to discuss the crises between Libya and Ukraine. But to mark the end of this year's NATO Summit at a resort in Turkey on Thursday night, the dignitaries stood on stage, held hands and sang the '80s charity anthem "We Are the World," after their final dinner together.
The video of the "karaoke-singing stint" has already gone viral. In it, Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary-General, was seen swaying along and locking arms with Federica Mogherini, the European Union's Foreign Policy chief, according to Yahoo News.
It all started when Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's Foreign Minister and the host of the dinner, got up on stage to thank the band, and then proceeded to ask his guests to join him for a "song for peace," according to Hurriyet Daily News, a Turkey news outlet.
Netizens who saw the video mocked the ministers, labeling the officials as "warmongers" and "killers" who used the agenda for their "peace-promoting hypocrisy," according to RT.Com. However, one Twitter user said that they should "stick to singing instead of their usual bombing."
The next day, the foreign officials announced they would push for more military exercises with Finland and Sweden, following reports from both countries about increased Russian military presence in the Baltic, according to the Daily Mail. The two countries, however, are not NATO members, and the Russian foreign ministry has already said that the relationship of the organization with Finland and Sweden has become a "special concern," added the Daily Mail.
Meanwhile, next year's NATO Summit will take place in Warsaw, Poland and the country is already making preparations to host the 28 member countries, according to Radio Poland.
"We're counting on it being a breakthrough meeting," says Grzegorz Schetyn, the country's foreign minister.
Here's the video of the NATO officials singing "We Are the World."
