Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a press conference after the last session of the NATO Leaders Summit. In the speech, Stoltenberg also touched on the NATO process of Finland and Sweden. Stoltenberg said, “We took the decision here to invite Sweden and Finland to NATO. The official signature will be made with the foreign ministers next Tuesday.” Stoltenberg emphasized once again that Russia is a threat and said, “We know that there could be a war between Russia and NATO, and that this could have devastating and much worse consequences.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the official signatures on the decision to invite Finland and Sweden to NATO will be signed at the foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday next week.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the official signatures on the decision to invite Finland and Sweden to NATO will be signed at the foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday next week.
Stoltenberg, who held a press conference at the end of the NATO Summit hosted by Spain in Madrid, said: “We took the decision to invite Finland and Sweden to NATO here. The official signature will be made with the foreign ministers next Tuesday.”
Stoltenberg noted that NATO’s support for Ukraine continues to strengthen and that they are ready for any change against the steps Russia will take regarding Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership processes, “What we see in Ukraine shows that Russia is fully focused on this war. We took note of this message.”
“We know that there could be a war between Russia and NATO and that it could have devastating and much worse consequences,” said NATO Secretary General, adding that there is currently a crisis and war in Europe that has not been seen since World War II, even if only in Ukraine, and that it could get worse.
Stoltenberg said, “We are facing the biggest global crisis of the last 10 years. As NATO, we are trying to prevent conflicts, guarantee peace, ensure the safety of citizens. The goal is to prevent war through deterrence.”
Stoltenberg noted that there is a global food crisis, food prices have broken historical records, and negotiations are continuing for the removal of grain products in Ukraine by sea and land, “Turkey plays a very important role in the removal of grain products from Ukraine.”
Stoltenberg emphasized that the NATO mission in Iraq is to prevent the return of the terrorist organization DAESH, that they have decided to provide security assistance for Mauritania for the first time as NATO, and that they have made progress in the fight against terrorism with determination, solidarity and intelligence sharing.
