NATO Secretary General sets out his priorities

01 Oct. 2014 -
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Last updated: 01 Oct. 2014 16:42

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, expressed his commitment to implementing the Wales Summit decisions to reinforce collective defence, to expand NATO’s network of partnerships and preserve a strong transatlantic bond at his first press conference today [Wednesday, 1 October].

“The Summit set a clear course. The decisions taken at Wales will ensure that NATO stands ready to face the future”, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg said. “So as I take office, these are my three priorities: keep NATO strong; help keep our neighbourhood stable by working with partners; and keep the bond between Europe and North America rock solid”.

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- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Front left to right: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is greeted by Deputy NATO Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow Back left to right: Lt. General Mark O. Schissler (Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee) with Ambassador Vegard Ellefsen (Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General ) and Ambassador Martin Erdmann (Permanent Representative to NATO for Germany)
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with NATO staff
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Left: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shaking hands with his staff in the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to NATO Headquarters
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with NATO staff
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with NATO staff
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with NATO Spokesperson, Oana Lungescu (left) and NATO Deputy Spokesperson, Carmen Romero (centre)
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on his first day at NATO headquarters
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 centre: Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Arrival NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Left to right: Ambassador Vegard Ellefsen, Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Private Office
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has a first meeting with his staff
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on his way to chair his first meeting of the North Atlantic Council
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Jens Stoltenberg chairing his first meeting of the North Atlantic Council as NATO Secretary General
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with the NATO Permanent Representative for the United States, Douglas E. Lute
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with the NATO Permanent Representative for Turkey, Mehmet Fatih Ceylan
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Jens Stoltenberg chairing his first meeting of the North Atlantic Council as NATO Secretary General
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 Jens Stoltenberg chairing his first meeting of the North Atlantic Council as NATO Secretary General
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 The New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens his First Meeting of the North Atlantic Council - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg takes his place at the meeting table
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 The New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens his First Meeting of the North Atlantic Council - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg takes his place at the meeting table
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 The New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens his First Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Left to right: NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ambassador Thrasyvoulos Terry Stamatopoulos ( Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy)
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General 01 Oct. 2014 The New NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens his First Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Left to right: NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ambassador Thrasyvoulos Terry Stamatopoulos ( Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy)
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 Left to right: Oana Lungescu (NATO Spokesperson) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Carmen Romero (Deputy NATO Spokesperson)
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talking with the press and media
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talking with the press and media
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talking with the press and media
- Jens Stoltenberg takes up office as NATO Secretary General - Press Conference and Press Reception 01 Oct. 2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg