“Stoltenberg” announced an 18% increase in NATO’s military budget
According to Mehr News Agency to According to Anatolia news agency, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), said in a speech: “At the NATO summit that will be held in July in Washington, We will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NATO alliance and make important decisions for the future.
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization further added: NATO allies this year their defense (military) expenses will increase by 18 percent; This is the highest increase in recent years.
Jens Stoltenberg, noted: 23 NATO member countries spend 2% or more of their GDP These costs will The number of countries that spend 2% has doubled compared to the last 4 years.
Stoltenberg claimed earlier in a speech at the Wilson Center in Washington: “The reality is that China is blowing the fire of the biggest battle.” It is armed in Europe after the Second World War and at the same time it wants to maintain good relations with the West.