Astazi a avut loc la Cartierul General al NATO din Bruxelles o reuniune de urgenta a Consiliului Nord Atlantic la nivel de ambasadori, pentru a discuta criza din Orientul Mijlociu.
Iata declaratiile Secretarului General Jens Stoltenberg :
Good afternoon.
I have just chaired a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.
We addressed current tensions in the Middle East, and implications for NATO’s training mission in Iraq.
NATO and all NATO Allies take part in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
And NATO’s mission in Iraq is an important contribution to the Coalition’s effort.
At the invitation of the Iraqi government, we are helping to train forces and prevent the return of ISIS.
At our meeting today, Allies expressed their strong support for the fight against ISIS and for the NATO mission in Iraq.
In everything that we do, the safety of our personnel is paramount.
As such, we have for the time being suspended our training on the ground.
And we are taking all precautions necessary to protect our people.
We are keeping the situation under close review.
And we remain in close contact with the Iraqi authorities.
NATO is prepared to continue our training and capacity-building when the situation permits.
We remain strongly committed to the fight against international terrorism.
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At our meeting today, the United States also briefed on the regional situation, following recent attacks on coalition forces in Iraq, and the strike against General Soleimani.
For years, all Allies have expressed concern about Iran’s destabilising activities in the wider Middle East region.
We agree Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon.
We share concern about Iran’s missile tests.
And we are united in condemning Iran’s support for a variety of different terrorist groups.
We have recently seen an escalation by Iran, including the strike on a Saudi energy facility, and the shoot-down of an American drone.
At our meeting today, Allies called for restraint and de-escalation.
A new conflict would be in no-one’s interest.
So Iran must refrain from further violence and provocations.
Secretarul General al NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, a făcut apel luni la Iran să se abţină de la “noi violenţe şi provocări”, la finalul unei reuniuni extraordinare a ambasadorilor Alianţei Nord-Atlantice pe tema crizei dintre Washington şi Teheran, relatează AFP, DPA şi Reuters.
“La reuniunea noastră de astăzi, aliaţii au lansat apeluri la reţinere şi detensionare. Un nou conflict nu ar fi în interesul nimănui, deci Iranul trebuie să se abţină de la noi violenţe şi provocări”, a spus Secretarul General al NATO.
“Timp de ani de zile aliaţii au exprimat preocupări privind activităţile destabilizatoare ale Iranului în zona Orientului Mijlociu”, a adăugat el.
“Suntem cu toţii de acord că Iranul nu trebuie să dobândească niciodată arma nucleară. Avem preocupări comune privind testele cu rachetă ale Iranului şi suntem uniţi în condamnarea sprijinului Iranului pentru o varietate de grupuri teroriste diferite”, a subliniat Jens Stoltenberg, scrie Agerpres.
