Successful 75 years of NATO will be continued with good leadership of Mark Ruete.
This is what security expert and former defense minister Velizar Shalamanov said in the FOCUS broadcast.
With his many years of prime ministerial experience, Mark Rutte has proven his ability to build consensus and develop transatlantic relations, which is very important in these critical years, the expert believes. According to him, NATO is much more than a pure defense alliance. "It is one of an alliance to interact much more broadly and with his long experience as prime minister of an extremely dynamic and innovative country like the Netherlands, with very close ties to both the US and Canada, but also the Pacific region, Mark Rutte would be extremely valuable to apply his experience and be successful as Secretary General,” he stressed.
In his words, the ties between the European Union and NATO in the field of defense industry and technology are very strong and will be much stronger if the position of defense commissioner is created in the European Union. It is important to strengthen ties against common threats, which require much greater commitment from the European side, the expert believes.
The challenges that the new Secretary General of NATO will face will also be addressed at the meeting in Washington, where the 75 successful years of the Alliance will be celebrated. "In the first place is the increase in defense capabilities and the ability to deter aggressive policies.
Secondly, it is the question of effective coordination between NATO and Ukraine, including the management of a resource of around 40 billion euros per year, which will deepen this cooperation.
And thirdly, the leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Australia will again be invited to Washington, which means that NATO is extremely serious about this strategic partnership and the development of cooperation for global security,” explained Velizar Shalamanov.