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At a Brussels-held sitting of the Foreign Affairs (Defense) Council of the EU Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov declared that Sofia wanted the expansion of the range of the common funding for the EU battlegroups vie including the expenses for their deployment too with the purpose of a fairer distribution of the burden between all the member-states, reported the Bulgarian Natio

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov on his third PM mandate, wishing him full success in his new duties, the government information service announced.

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 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

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 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.

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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."

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."

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."

The United States has a strong commitment to NATO not only in words but in deeds, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 30 amid unease among European officials after U.S. President Donald Trump described NATO as "obsolete" during his election campaign.