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Secretary General Commends Bulgaria's Contributions to NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Bulgaria's contributions to NATO in talks with the Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva, on Tuesday, according to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's website.
NATO will not take part in combat operations in Syria or Iraq
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference after the NATO Force Integration Unit inauguration in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 3, 2015. - Photo: REUTERS / Ints Kalnins
Stoltenberg: NATO may boost its presence in Afghanistan
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NATO is considering sending additional military personnel to Afghanistan and increasing the timeframe of the deployment in the view of the "challenging security situation," the alliance's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, told the German Die Welt daily.
NATO without Turkey would be weak, alliance chief says
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance without Turkey would be weak.
"Without doubt, NATO would suffer from weakness without Turkey," Stoltenberg told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag in an interview posted online on April 29.
"Turkey is a key country for the security of Europe," he stressed.
NATO chief says Turkey must show 'full respect' for rule of law
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Turkey on April 27 that it must fully respect legal due process, as Ankara continues to make mass arrests after the July 2016 failed coup attempt.
Trump says US, Russia ties are at 'all-time low'
U.S. ties with Russia are at an "all-time low" due to Syria, President Donald Trump has said, adding that they want to improve ties with their Cold War enemy.
"Right now, we're not getting along with Russia at all - we may be at an all-time low in terms of our relationship with Russia," Trump said alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 12.
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Trump: US "Not getting along with Russia at all", relations "all time low"
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During a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump said Washington's relations with Moscow are at an "all time low," adding, "We're not getting along with Russia at all."
Anti-NATO Montenegrins Put Last Hopes in Dutch
After US President Donald Trump signed the NATO accession protocol for Montenegro - removing one of the last remaining obstacles to membership of the alliance - NATO foes in Montenegro are looking to The Netherlands - one of two alliance members which still did not ratify the treaty, along with Spain - to block the process.
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Stoltenberg: NATO learned lesson in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance "learned a lesson from operations in Afghanistan, but also in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina."
Turkey has right to defend itself with practices under rule of law: NATO secretary-general
Turkey is the NATO member that has been affected the most by violent attacks, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said March 31, adding that the country had a right to defend itself under the rule of law.
Asked about hundreds of jailed journalists in Turkey, Stoltenberg underlined that the alliance was "based on the core values of democracy, rule of law and individual liberties."