With the beginning of the Ukraine war came the “turning point”. Since then, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed the defense policy developments in the Federal Republic.
Before his visit to Berlin, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the federal government’s national security strategy. “Germany’s first “National Security Strategy” is an important document and proof of the turning point,” said the Norwegian of the “Welt am Sonntag”. “I welcome Germany’s clear commitment to meet NATO’s defense spending and capabilities goals and to build one of the strongest armed forces in Europe.”
With the strategy, the federal government wants to better arm Germany against growing threats from inside and outside. After 15 months of deliberations, the cabinet approved the concept last Wednesday, in which for the first time all security-related issues from the equipment of the Bundeswehr to the fight against climate change and civil protection were linked.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) receives Stoltenberg in Berlin on Monday. According to the German government, the two want to talk about the preparations for the NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on July 11 and 12. “In Vilnius, we will agree on a more ambitious promise on defense spending, which will be two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) as the minimum,” Stoltenberg told Welt am Sonntag.
Source: Stern
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