Mark Rutte To Be Next NATO Secretary General
Date
6/29/2024 10:16:54 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Mark Rutte will be the next NATO secretary-general after all 32
members of the alliance agreed that the outgoing Dutch prime
minister will succeed Jens Stoltenberg, Azernews
reports.
Following endorsements from Hungary and Slovakia on Tuesday,
Romania confirmed its support for Rutte on Thursday, with Romanian
President Klaus Iohannis withdrawing his candidacy for the NATO top
job.
During a meeting of the Supreme Council of National Defence,
Iohannis said he had notified NATO allies about the withdrawal of
his candidacy.
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