Riga [Latvia], June 12: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has again promised the states on NATO's eastern flank the alliance's full support in case of an attack against them, against the backdrop of Russia's war on Ukraine. "NATO has the forces, resources, capabilities and political will to defend every ally," he said on Tuesday after a meeting with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics in Riga.
Stoltenberg was taking part in a one-day meeting of the so-called Bucharest Nine Group in Riga.
The group includes Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - in other words, the states constituting NATO's eastern flank. The summit, at which Stoltenberg was joined by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finnish President Alexander Stubb as guests, was held in preparation for the NATO summit in Washington in July."The B9 summit is both a symbolic and a very practical platform for coordinating our positions on further strengthening the Alliance, regional security and our support for Ukraine," said host Rinkevics.The nine countries in Central and Eastern Europe are concerned about their security in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine and - with the exception of Hungary - are among the supporters of Ukraine. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune