Watch NATO foreign ministers sing 'We Are the World'

NATO foreign ministers sing "We Are the World" at a summit in Turkey
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On Wednesday night, at the end of a NATO summit in Antalya, Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu took to the stage to thank the Enbe Orchestra for providing the musical entertainment. The band suggested one last song, "for peace," and this is the result:

NATO, of course, is not the world, but it's a closer representation than a bunch of American singers. Cavusoglu is the bald guy, locking arms with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Also on stage are NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (the tall one) and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. Sadly (happily?), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had already left the summit by this point to return for President Obama's pre-Camp David dinner with Persian Gulf Arab leaders. And at least they didn't sing "Ebony and Ivory."

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Peter Weber

Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.