The United States, Great Britain, France and Germany announced on Thursday, February 22 (Sommhut) that they would support the choice of Mark Ruthe, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as the Secretary General of NATO.

Stoltenberg’s successor will be responsible for vital duties in the future. And NATO members should be satisfied with the defense of Ukraine against the aggression of Russia at the expense of the approved defense and at the same time prevent any escalation of tension with Russia.

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Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense of the United States, emphasized the full support of the United States to NATO in a phone call with the Secretary General of NATO before the meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

In this conversation, Austin emphasized the importance of strengthening the deterrence and defense of the NATO member countries and called for increased investment in the industrial defense bases of the allies.

At the same time, the spokesperson Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, also said that this country will seriously support the Prime Minister of the Netherlands in this direction, the Secretary General of NATO.

And he said that “Britain wanted a candidate if he could keep NATO strong” and he would lead the alliance well.

At the same time, Stephen Hibsterit, the spokesman for Olaf Schultz, the Prime Minister of Germany, said that if he is an experienced candidate, he is an extraordinary candidate.

Jens Stoltenberg, the current Secretary General of NATO, also in this contact confirmed the words of the Secretary of Defense of the United States. arrives

And he noted that last year, NATO signed contracts worth nearly 10 billion dollars for renewing ammunition and equipment.

Austin and Stoltenberg pointed to the need to provide complete resources for deterrence and defense against any threat and emphasized the importance of NATO’s presence on the world stage.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 with a coalition of 12 countries with the aim of providing security and defense against the threats of the former Soviet Union and now has 31 members.