2023-07-04 10:42:32
Stoltenberg announces the extension of his term as Secretary General of NATO for a period of one year
The Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg, who has held the position of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since 2014, announced today, Tuesday, that his term had been extended for an additional year, days before an important summit in Lithuania focused on strengthening the international coalition once morest Russia, while the war in Ukraine continues. in her second year.
“I am honored by the decision of NATO members to extend my term as Secretary-General until October 2024,” he wrote in a tweet. This extension was expected several weeks ago due to the lack of agreement on the personality of his successor, as the alliance preferred to adhere to an experienced leader.
Stoltenberg had previously held the position of Prime Minister of Norway and then assumed the position of Secretary-General in 2014, and his term had been renewed three times in the past.
The alliance wants Sweden to join it by the time US President Joe Biden meets other “NATO” leaders in Lithuania, on July 11 and 12, but Turkey and Hungary have not yet ratified this step.
All 31 member states must agree to the protocol of joining the candidate to obtain membership in the alliance, following in the footsteps of Finland, which joined it last April.
(AFP, Archyde.com, The New Arab)
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