NATO Secretary General hopes to establish a new maritime center

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO's new maritime hub "will enhance our situational awareness and enhance our maritime presence for deterrence and defence."

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

According to Reuters, on June 14, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he hopes defense ministers from the alliance will agree to establish a new NATO maritime center to ensure security for critical maritime infrastructure when they meet on June 15.

“The centre will enhance our situational awareness and enhance our maritime presence for deterrence and defence,” said the NATO Secretary General.

In addition, Mr. Stoltenberg added that the ministers will consider a new weapons production action plan, with the aim of increasing the compatibility of equipment and ammunition of NATO members.

In addition, Secretary General Stoltenberg also said that negotiations in Türkiye on Sweden's efforts to join the Western alliance have made some progress.

Sweden, along with Finland, applied to join NATO last year, ending a decades-long policy of military non-alignment.

The two Nordic countries' membership applications were approved at the NATO Summit in June 2022.

To officially become a member of NATO, the application for membership must be ratified by all alliance member countries.

On April 4, Finland officially joined NATO, becoming the 31st member of this military alliance.

However, Türkiye and Hungary do not currently support Sweden joining the alliance.

Turkey believes that Sweden harbors members of armed groups that Ankara considers terrorists./.

(Vietnam+)

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