Hungary’s new stone for NATO

– International news – Tasnim news agency According to the German publication “Die Zeit”, Mark Rutte, the interim prime minister of the Netherlands, is the favorite to replace Jens Stoltenberg. is the Secretary General of NATO. But Hungary can stop this choice.

The Hungarian government has opposed the selection of Mark Rutte, the current Prime Minister of the Netherlands, as the new Secretary General of NATO. Peter Szijarto, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this country, said that Hungary cannot support Rutte’s candidacy. As the reason, he mentioned the position that Rutte had adopted in the dispute between Hungary and the European Union on issues related to the rule of law and said: “We definitely cannot choose someone as the Secretary General of NATO who wants to bring Hungary to its knees.” Support.

The United States, Britain, Germany and France recently supported Rutte as a candidate for NATO Secretary General and to succeed Stoltenberg. The 57-year-old man is known as the favorite for the post.

Of course, the NATO Secretary General is appointed by consensus and therefore needs the support of all 31 members of this military alliance. Almost two weeks ago, the alliance’s diplomatic circles announced that Rutte has so far received the unofficial support of about 20 NATO members. Hungary – like Turkey – was considered a possible opponent.

Current NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg has extended his term several times, but the Norwegian official wants to step down after a decade at the helm of the North Atlantic defense alliance. , will finally step down in October.

During his tenure as Dutch Prime Minister, Rutte has established good relations with various heads of government in the United Kingdom and the United States. Those ties also include former US President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election and has repeatedly made headlines with critical remarks about NATO. Rutte has also repeatedly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Hungary and Turkey have already created headaches for NATO and have opposed Sweden’s accession to NATO for a long time. Hungary gave up its resistance only at the end of February and recently the parliament of this country finally approved this annexation plan.

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