Kaja Kallas: The September 11 attacks changed the course of history
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, honoring the victims and stressing the importance of transatlantic ties. The attacks killed 2,977 people.
The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks by paying tribute to the victims on social media and stating that the events changed the course of history.
Kallas recalled that the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the plane crash in Pennsylvania killed 2,977 people.
A united response and NATO's Article 5
According to Kallas, Europe and the United States immediately stood together in the aftermath of the attacks. It marked the first and, to date, only time NATO invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty on collective defense.
Kallas also noted that European allies supported the United States in the fight against terrorism, with hundreds of thousands of European troops serving alongside American forces in Afghanistan. Many of them lost their lives.
Continued commitment
"A quarter of a century later, Europe remains fully committed to a close relationship with the United States," Kallas said. She added that transatlantic ties have made both sides of the Atlantic safer and stronger.
