Erdogan told the acting Dutch prime minister, according to a statement from the presidency in Ankara, that Turkey expects the new head of the security alliance to serve the needs and interests of allies in the fight against terrorism and take into account the sensitivities of non-member allies. European Union.
Mark Rutte, who is going to retire from national politics, has officially announced his candidacy for the head of NATO, after the current mandate of the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg will end.
The most important powers of the military alliance, such as the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany, expressed their support for the Dutch politician.
But the appointment of the new head of NATO requires the consensus of all member states, and Hungary, for example, has announced that it does not support Rutte.
On March 12, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced that he has decided to enter the competition for the position of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance.
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