Jens Stoltenberg

FYROM (Macedonia) has shown that it has the capacity to carry out reforms in the spirit of NATO's values, says the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg.

During a meeting with Macedonian Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska, he said that Macedonia has shown it has the capacity to focus on democratic processes, defense reforms and become a factor of stability in the region.

NATO's secretary-general urged the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Thursday to solve its 25-year-old name dispute with alliance member Greece and proceed with wide-ranging reforms if it wants its membership bid to succeed.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives on an official visit to the Republic of Macedonia, according to the government press service in Skopje.

NATO today reappointed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general to serve until 2020, as the alliance undergoes its biggest revamp since the Cold War to counter the perceived threat posed by Russia.

 NATO on Tuesday (Dec 12) reappointed Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general to serve until 2020, as the alliance undergoes its biggest revamp since the Cold War to counter the perceived threat posed by Russia.

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on all sides in the Western Balkans to reduce tensions, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and make sure there are no more armed conflicts in the region.

BRUSSELS - KFOR is staying in Kosovo, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.

"We do not have any plans to leave Kosovo. KFOR plays an important role to help to create security and stability in Kosovo," Stoltenberg told a press conference.

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BRUSSELS - Serbia is an independent, sovereign state and we respect its position that it does not want to become a NATO member, which is no obstacle to strengthening our cooperation, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels Monday.

Serbia is a sovereign, independent country and NATO respects its position not to join as a member, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.

According to him, this is no obstacle to strengthen mutual cooperation.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gave a guarantee to Turkey, saying that an incident like this would never happen again, in regards to a scandal targeting Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.