Jens Stoltenberg

NATO chief Jens pledge to send more troops to the war-torn country

Kabul - AFP

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Kabul Wednesday, an AFP reporter said, along with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg weeks after Donald Trump's pledge to send more troops to the war-torn country. Mattis is the first member of the US president's cabinet to visit Afghanistan since the strategy announcement to keep American boots on the ground there indefinitelyRead more

NATO urges 'global response' to 'reckless'

Brussels - Emirates Voice

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Friday called for a "global response" to North Korea's latest missile launch, calling it "a reckless breach of UN resolutions." "North Korea's missile launch is another reckless breach of UN resolutions -- a major threat to international peace and security which demands a global response," he said in a tweet. The launch earlier Friday ofRead more

NATO won't let Afghanistan become 'haven for terrorists'

Brussels - Emirates Voice

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's plan to send additional troops to Afghanistan, saying the alliance would not let the country become a haven for terrorists. "Our aim remains to ensure that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists who would attack our own countries," he said in a statement.Read more

NATO to join anti-Daesh coalition

Brussels - Emirates Voice

NATO is joining the US-led international coalition fighting against Daesh terrorist organization, Secretary General of the NATO Jens Stoltenberg said. The NATO decision to officially join the anti-Daesh coalition will be ratified in Brussels on Thursday, Stoltenberg added. The chief noted that this decision does not mean that the NATO will take part in military operations, but will send aRead more

NATO decides to join war against ISIS during NATO Summit

Belgian - Zaki Shehab

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that NATO leaders at the summit in the Belgian capital are determined to strengthen the military alliance to defeat ISIS extremist group and combat terrorism, stressing that they also work to achieve peace. They stressed that it is considered one of the alliance’s major priorities during the current period. Stoltenberg said, in response to aRead more

Egyptian FM to visit NATO premises

Brussels - Arab Today

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit the premises of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday, MENA learned from sources inside the organization. The Egyptian top diplomat will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The visit comes as part of Egypt's cooperation with NATO within the context of the Mediterranean Dialogue Initiative which Egypt has joined inRead more

Tough US demands for burden-sharing dominate NATO talks

Brussels - AraToday

Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ended their two-day talks in Brussels on Thursday whose agenda was dominated by discussions about increasing defense spending. The issue became more consequential as U.S. President Donald Trump called for fair burden-sharing. Ahead of the talks, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg briefed the press Tuesday on the agenda, stating that burden-sharingRead more

Trump agrees to meet NATO leaders in Europe in May

Washington – Arab Today

President Donald Trump agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call on Sunday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. Trump was elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the western alliance to ease the financialRead more

NATO will provide training to Iraqi soldiers

Cairo - Najlaa Al Taee

NATO will provide training to the Iraqi soldiers during the coming period in the framework of the efforts aiming to escalate efforts aiming to fight against ISIS, as the Iraqi forces started its air raids against the extremist organization’s strong holds in the Iraqi city Mousl’s right bank to prepare for the military operation to liberate it. According to WallRead more

NATO head urges Russia to act on 'serious spike' in Ukraine violence

Brussels - Arab Today

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday urged Russia to use its influence with pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to halt what he called the worst upsurge in fighting in a long time. "We call on Russia to use its considerable influence with the rebels to bring the violence to an end," Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels. "In Ukraine, we seeRead more