Dutch Premier Rutte 'Very Strong' Candidate To Be NATO Chief: Jens Stoltenberg

18.06.2024 19:42

Alliance 'very soon' to decide next head, says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he believes Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is a "very strong" candidate to succeed him as the head of NATO.

Stoltenberg added that Rutte has a lot of experience as prime minister. "I therefore strongly believe that very soon, the alliance will have decided on my successor," he said at a news conference in Washington, DC, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Stoltenberg's term is scheduled to end Oct. 1 after 10 years. -

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