2 minutes agoNATO extends mandate to Stoltenberg
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(3 years ago)NATO member states have extended the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg until October 1st 2024, the coalition chief on Twitter announced. I am honored by the Allies' decision to extend my mandate as secretary-general. The transatlantic connection between Europe and North America provided our freedom and security for [...]
I am honored by the Allies' decision to extend my mandate as secretary-general. The transatlantic connection between Europe and North America secured our freedom and security for nearly 75 years and, in a more dangerous world, our great alliance is more important than ever, Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg has been on duty since 2014. His mandate was last extended in March 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine until September 2023.
Unable to agree on a successor to Stoltenberg, NATO allies extended his mandate again.
Norwegian is already the second - longest secretary-general in office, after Dutch Joseph Louns, who led NATO from 1971 to 1984.
He is credited with modulating the dispute over low defence expenditures by European allies, which led to particularly heated debates during former US President Donald Trump's mandate.
He has also had to co-ordinate NATO's response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
NATO states now hope to agree on a timely successor for the alliance's 75th anniversary in July 2024 in Washington.
“Aleates have thanked the secretary-general for his leadership and commitment, which were essential to preserving transatlantic unity in the face of unprecedented security challenges”, says a footnote published on NATO's page.
