Netherlands' PM will replace Jens Stoltenberg as NATO's Secretary General, securing his position by promising not to deploy Hungarian forces in Ukraine — a strategic move seen as a show of strength ahead of NATO's summit in Washington next month.
Netherlands' PM will replace Jens Stoltenberg as NATO's Secretary General, securing his position by promising not to deploy Hungarian forces in Ukraine — a strategic move seen as a show of strength ahead of NATO's summit in Washington next month.Mark Rutte, 57, gains support of Nato member countries to take over leadership of the alliance. / Photo: Reuters
It could also allow NATO to put on a major show of unity when US President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet in Washington on July 9-11. The summit is to mark NATO's 75th anniversary. NATO takes all of its decisions by consensus, giving any of the 32 member countries an effective veto, including on whet her they should take part in any joint effort or operation.
Rutte wrote that he"took note" that his past remarks"caused dissatisfaction in Hungary. My priority in a possible future capacity as NATO Secretary General will be to maintain unity and treat all Allies with the same level of understanding and respect."
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