NATO Creates Coordination Group for Key Underwater Infrastructure Protection: Stoltenberg
13:12 GMT 15.02.2023 (Updated: 13:33 GMT 15.02.2023)
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO is creating a coordination group for the protection of critical underwater infrastructure, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
"Today ministers also addressed the security of undersea infrastructure, the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines has reminded us of the vulnerabilities we face, ministers tasked the NATO military authorities to provide advise on what more we should do including better coordination and cooperation with the private sector," Stoltenberg said, following the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
NATO defense ministers have agreed on the need to work with the defense industry to increase the production of ammunition, Stoltenberg said.
"Allies agree on the need to work hand in hand with the defense industry to rump up our industrial capacity, we are ready and we are reviewing NATO capability targets for ammunition stockpiles," Stoltenberg told reporters after the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
NATO member states have agreed to intensify support for the defense potential of partners at risk, including Georgia and Moldova, Stoltenberg said.
"Ministers also discussed our commitment to other partners at risk, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova, and we agreed to step up tailored support to enhance their defense capabilities," Stoltenberg told reporters after the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
"Ministers also discussed our commitment to other partners at risk, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova, and we agreed to step up tailored support to enhance their defense capabilities," Stoltenberg told reporters after the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
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Turkiye should ratify Sweden's and Finland's accession protocols to NATO simultaneously, Jens Stoltenberg said.
"I urged Turkiye to ratify both Finland and Sweden [accession protocols] together already last Fall, that’s my position and that position has not changed... I have urged them to ratify both at the same time," Stoltenberg said, following the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
Stoltenberg added that he will travel to Turkiye on February 16 to discuss the membership of Sweden and Finland in the alliance.
"I will also actually travel to Turkiye tomorrow [February 16] and that [ratification process] will be certainly addressed," NATO Secretary General added.
"I will also actually travel to Turkiye tomorrow [February 16] and that [ratification process] will be certainly addressed," NATO Secretary General added.
NATO defense ministers have agreed a framework for military planning that will drive capability changes of the alliance for years to come, Stoltenberg said.
"Allies agreed new guidance for NATO’s defense planning. This reflects the reality that we live in a more dangerous world," the NATO chief said after a ministerial meeting in Brussels.
"NATO defense planning will drive capability changes for the years to come and ensure that our deterrence and defense remain strong and credible," the Norwegian added.
The two-day meeting began at the NATO headquarters in Belgium on Tuesday. It is being attended by two aspiring member nations, Sweden and Finland, as well as Ukraine.
The ministers addressed ways to boost their industrial capacity and replenish stockpiles of armaments and munitions after sending weapons to Ukraine. They also agreed to set up a coordination cell for protecting critical undersea infrastructure and increase national defense spending.
The two-day meeting began at the NATO headquarters in Belgium on Tuesday. It is being attended by two aspiring member nations, Sweden and Finland, as well as Ukraine.
The ministers addressed ways to boost their industrial capacity and replenish stockpiles of armaments and munitions after sending weapons to Ukraine. They also agreed to set up a coordination cell for protecting critical undersea infrastructure and increase national defense spending.
