Even NATO officials need to take a break and sing it out sometimes

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Megan Specia
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European and NATO officials channelled their inner '80s pop stars on Wednesday night, belting out a rendition of "We Are the World."

The song and dance came at the end of a military alliance meeting in Antalya, Turkey, where the leaders discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East.

But even diplomats have to take a break once in a while, and when the Turkish band providing entertainment at the dinner invited officials to sing a "last song for peace," a handful of foreign ministers were happy to take part.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias can be seen belting out the tune and linking arms while swaying to the song -- originally recorded by USA for Africa in 1985 -- in video from the dinner. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and other foreign dignitaries also got in on the action.

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