NATO foreign ministers lock arms and sing 'We Are The World' at a dinner following a meeting in Turkey. Courtesy Reuters.

NATO foreign ministers sing 'We Are The World' at dinner

THE secretary-general of NATO and the EU foreign policy chief joined foreign ministers from NATO countries for an unlikely rendition of the 1980s pop classic We Are the World at a glitzy gala dinner.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kocias took to the stage at the final dinner thrown for attendees at the two-day meeting in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.

They joined in with Turkish singer Behzat Gerceker and his Enbe Orkestrasi in a rendition of We Are the World, the catchy charity single written in 1985 by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

“Let’s sing one last song, the song of peace!” Gerceker told the guests before inviting the other VIPs on stage.

The Greek and Turkish diplomats were then joined by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

US Secretary of State John Kerry escaped the ambarrassing scene, having left earlier on Wednesday.

After a day of talks focused on the risk of conflict with Russia and instability in Afghanistan and the Middle East, images showed the tie-less diplomats joining hands on stage at the night-time party.

Stoltenberg himself sang into the microphone offered by Gerceker, while Mogherini was seen showing the NATO chief the right swaying motions to make during the song.