Stoltenberg rules out extension of mandate as NATO chief
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg ruled out on Thursday extension in his mandate as head of the 31-nation military alliance, Anadolu agency reports.
Speaking to reporters on the way to a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Stoltenberg said he did not have “any intention for seeking another extension” of his mandate as secretary general.
Serving as NATO chief since 2014, Stoltenberg’s mandate was prolonged in 2022 because of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Norwegian is due to step down in September, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace are said to be the two possible contenders for the top post in the US-led group.
