Jens Stoltenberg

NATO chief urges Macedonia to solve name row with Greece

Skopje - Muslimchronicle

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged Macedonia on Thursday to keep up newfound momentum towards solving a 27-year-old dispute with Greece over its name, a key condition for joining the alliance. "I welcome the willingness of your government to resolve this issue and the resolve the government has shown," Stoltenberg told Macedonia's parliament in Skopje during a two-day visit, the first by aRead more

Stoltenberg: from NATO opponent to alliance chief

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

A staunch opponent of NATO as a young man, as head of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg has overseen its biggest military expansion since the Cold War and kept sustained pressure on allies to spend more on defence. The Norwegian, re-appointed as NATO's secretary general until 2020 on Tuesday, has sought to reassure its members alarmed on one side by theRead more

Stoltenberg reappointed as NATO chief until 2020: statement

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

NATO on Tuesday reappointed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general until 2020, as the alliance undergoes its biggest revamp since the Cold War to counter the threat posed by Russia. The 29 alliances members said in a statement they had "full confidence" in Stoltenberg, who wrote on Twitter that he was "honoured and grateful" to have his mandate extended.Read more

NATO chief apologises to Turkey over Norway 'incident'

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

The head of NATO apologised Friday over a training exercise in Norway after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan withdrew troops in protest at an incident he deemed offensive. "I apologise for the offense that has been caused. The incidents were the result of an individual's actions and do not reflect the views of NATO," alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said,Read more

NATO chief urges US, Turkey to 'find solutions' to row

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday urged the United States and Turkey to "sit down and find solutions" to a crisis in relations between the two key members of the military alliance. "I only urge the United States and Turkey to sit down and find solutions because it is important for the alliance that we are able to work closelyRead more

NATO warns N.Korea military action would have 'devastating consequences'

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told AFP on Friday that a military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences", after US President Donald Trump said diplomatic efforts had failed. "The use of military force will have devastating consequences, I think nobody really wants that, therefore we need to continue to push for a negotiated solution," Stoltenberg said in an interviewRead more

NATO on guard ahead of major Russian war games

Tapa - Muslimchronicle

NATO has put Moscow on notice that it will be keeping a close eye on a major military exercise with Belarus next week, in a region still on edge after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Similar drills in the past included a simulated invasion of Poland by tens of thousands of Russian troops culminating in a nuclear strike onRead more

Trump: NATO not obsolete, reversing campaign stance

Washington - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that NATO is not obsolete, as he had declared on the campaign trail last year, but said NATO members still need to pay their fair share for the European security umbrella. At a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump thanked NATO members for their support of his decision last ThursdayRead more

Trump: he had good 'chemistry', 'bonding' with China's Xi

Washington - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had forged good "chemistry" with China's Xi Jinping during their summit in Florida, adding that he believes Beijing is willing to work with Washington on North Korea. "We had a very good bonding. I think we had a very good chemistry together. I think he wants to help us with North Korea," TrumpRead more