NATO = Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Stoltenberg, at the summit meeting starting on the 29th of this month, has positioned Russia as a "direct threat" for the next 10 years, and now has NATO units to respond to unforeseen circumstances. It has announced that it will agree to significantly increase the number of people from 40,000 to 300,000.
Significantly increase the response force to 300,000 people
NATO will hold a summit meeting in Madrid, the capital of Spain, for two days starting this month.
Prior to this, Secretary General Stoltenberg said at a press conference at the headquarters in Belgium on the 27th, "Many important decisions will be made at the summit and NATO will change."
Specifically, in the "strategic concept" that sets out NATO's activity guidelines for the next 10 years, which is scheduled to be adopted at the summit, Russia's position is "most important" from the "strategic partners" so far. It is expected to change to "direct threat".
Secretary General Stoltenberg said he would agree to significantly increase NATO's response force from the current 40,000 to 300,000 in response to unforeseen circumstances.
For Ukraine, where Russia's military invasion continues, it will provide long-term support for the transition of Ukrainian military equipment from those used in the former Soviet era to those used by NATO member countries.
Also, according to Secretary General Stoltenberg, a meeting will be held in Madrid on the 28th over the application for accession between Finland and Sweden in Northern Europe, calling on the leaders of three countries including Turkey, which is reluctant to do so. ..
On the other hand, he also revealed that China will be mentioned for the first time in a new "strategic concept" as an entity that poses challenges to NATO's security, interests and values.
The summit will be attended for the first time by the leaders of four countries in the Asia-Pacific, including Prime Minister Kishida and Prime Minister Albany Gee of Australia. I will go. "