NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte would be “a very strong candidate” as Stoltenberg’s successor to lead the transatlantic military alliance.
While the NATO chief neither confirmed nor denied Rutte’s appointment, Stoltenberg said at the end of a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Rutte “has a lot of experience as prime minister.”
Stoltenberg, who described Rutte as “a close friend and colleague,” said he believes that “very soon” NATO will make an announcement about the person next in line to…
