By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia December 12 and 13, the alliance reported. The NATO chief is scheduled to meet with the Minister of Defence, H.E. Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, and
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addresses media during press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 15, 2023. While in Europe, Austin hosted the ninth Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Belgium. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked the United States for its “indispensable” role in Western Allies’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meeting with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday at the Department
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) , is a military alliance, based in Brussels with 30 European and North American countries. (credit: wikipedia commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO has no plans to join France’s counter-terror operations in the troubled African Sahel region despite growing violence and reported activity by
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III shares a laugh with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO defense ministerial at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 22, 2021. NATO leaders are conducting their first in-person defense ministerial since the beginning of the
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that ”a strong Germany at the heart of a strong NATO is as important as ever to keep us safe in an uncertain world.” The NATO chief made the remarks
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO expressed deep concern over the high levels of violence caused by the Taliban’s offensive in Afghanistan capital city Kabul including attacks on civilians and targeted civilians. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also warned the Taliban that
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at meeting of the North Atlantic Council Tuesday (17 August 2021) in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. (Credit: nato.int) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO’s priority is to ensure the safe departure of personnel from Allied
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES China’s growing influence and international policies present challenges to Alliance security that need to be addressed, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. The NATO chief made the comments following the meeting of NATO heads of state and
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken got together in Brussels today for a conversation on preserving and strengthening the Transatlantic bond that was nearly destroyed by the past Trump administration. Citing challenges