Jens Stoltenberg

Former Dutch Prime Minister takes over as NATO chief

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte takes over Tuesday as a NATO boss.

Stoltenberg:

Putin's nuclear talk shouldn't stop NATO backing Ukraine

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine, outgoing NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.

NATO chief holds important meeting with Zelensky

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) –  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that he has held an important meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Stoltenberg:

NATO-Ukraine Council to meet on August 28 at Kyiv’s request

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Jens Stoltenberg said that on August 28 he would convene a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council at the request of Kiev.

Netherlands' PM Mark Rutte becomes Nato's new chief

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Seasoned Dutch statesperson Mark Rutte ascended to the NATO secretary-general on Wednesday, bringing decades of political expertise to the military alliance's top leadership.

NATO Chief:

NATO holds consultations on putting nuclear weapons on alert

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – NATO member states have started consultations on the need to put nuclear weapons on alert, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Moscow reacts to NATO chief call for attacks inside Russia

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reacted to the NATO chief's call for attacks deeper inside Russia.

Stoltenberg:

NATO does not currently see military threat from Russia

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – NATO does not currently see any military threat from Russia against the bloc’s member-states, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels.

NATO chief calls for extension to 4-day truce in Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – NATO's top official on Monday called for an extension to the humanitarian pause between Israel and the Palestinian Resistance group Hamas, now in its fourth and final 24-hour stretch.

Pivotal NATO summit gets underway in Lithuania

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Leaders of the world's largest military alliance will discuss a broad range of issues while prioritizing the Ukrainian crisis and Sweden's entry bid to the US-led bloc.

Stoltenberg announces one-year extension as NATO chief

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Secretary-General of NATO announced on Tuesday that his term has been extended for a further year to October 1, 2024, following a decision by the alliance's 31 member states.

Stoltenberg:

NATO cannot decide on Ukraine membership in middle of war

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg has said that it is not possible to give precise dates for Ukraine membership in the midst of a war,

NATO to open Japan office, deepening Indo-Pacific engagement

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – NATO is planning to open a liaison office in Tokyo, the first of its kind in Asia, Japanese sources reported on Wednesday.

Stoltenberg:

NATO delivers over 1,500 armored vehicles, 230 tanks to Kyiv

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – More than 98% of the combat vehicles that NATO promised to Ukraine have already been delivered, the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

NATO allies agree on Ukraine's membership: NATO chief

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The Secretary General of NATO said that all NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member.

Ukraine will join NATO but in 'long-term': Stoltenberg

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance in the "long-term", but stressed that the immediate issue is it remaining an independent nation in dealing with Russia's attack.

To counter China, global threats;

NATO chief calls for stronger security ties with S. Korea

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General emphasized the importance of beefing up cooperation between NATO and South Korea to counter China's growing military power and other global threats.

'We should not underestimate Russia', NATO chief says

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Moscow is preparing to prolong the war in Ukraine, NATO's chief claimed, stressing that Russia must not be underestimated in this regard.

NATO's Stoltenberg reacts to Moscow's Ukraine annexation

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Speaking in an interview with an American source, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his opinion about Moscow's Ukraine annexation.