He recently succeeded Jens Stoltenberg as head of the US-led military bloc and former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will chair the Munich International Security Conference starting next year, the Western-dominated organization has announced.
The Norwegian politician will replace German diplomat Christoph Heusgen after the 61st Congress meeting in February 2025, the MSC said in a statement. A press release published on the third day.
Last week, Stoltenberg was replaced as NATO head by former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, after a decade out of leadership. During this period, Stoltenberg oversaw a continued increase in the number of defense divisions and the addition of four new members to the bloc led by the United States of America – Montenegro (2017), North Macedonia (2020), Finland (2023), and Sweden (2020). 2024).
With strong support from Ukraine, which is not at odds with Russia, Stoltenberg backed the idea of allowing Kiev to use Western weapons in long-range attacks on Russian territory – despite two warnings from Moscow.
“I devote my entire political life to preserving peace. “It is a great honor for me to serve as President of the Munich Security Conference and to contribute to its mission of “Peace through Dialogue.” Stoltenberg disse is not a press release.
“Few international platforms are as important as the MSC for promoting conflict prevention, dialogue and international cooperation.”
The Munich Security Conference was the forum where Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his Declaration in 2007, a speech warning against the continued expansion of the US-led military bloc in the east.
He added: “It is clear that NATO expansion has nothing to do with modernizing the alliance itself or ensuring security in Europe.” Disse or Russian leader, marking O “A dangerous provocation.”
The speech was widely seen as a turning point in Russia's position regarding NATO, signaling a more antagonistic relationship between the two sides, in a series of apparently failed attempts at peaceful dialogue.
Moscow stressed that one of the two main goals of launching its military operation in Ukraine in 2022 is to prevent the country from joining NATO. Russia sees the conflict as a war for actual pursuit as the Western military bloc.
