In pregatirea Summitului din 11-12 iulie de la Bruxelles, unde sunt asteptate decizii de importanta strategica, Secretarul General NATO a anuntat NATO Readiness Initiative – The Four Thirties. Conceptul 30-30-30-30 reprezinta o adaptare mult asteptata a NATO in fata amenintarilor, printr-o mobilizare operationala rapida si eficienta. Zilele aceste la Bruxelles are loc ministeriala de aparare, unde se pregateste decizia anuntata de Stoltenberg, dar si alte decizii strategice care vor fi anuntate la summit. Conceptul 30-30-30-30 reprezinta o concentrare foarte rapida a cate 30 de mari unitati din fortele terestre, aeriene si navale in 30 de zile sau mai putin de la primirea comenzii
Iata transcriptul afirmatiilor Secretarului General NATO :
Good morning.
Tomorrow and on Friday, NATO’s Defence Ministers will meet for the first time in this new building.
And they will make preparations for the upcoming Summit in July.
We will begin with a session on strengthening our deterrence and defence.
And I expect ministers will agree to boost our Command Structure by more than 1,200 personnel.
I also expect we will agree that our new Joint Force Command for the Atlantic will be based at Norfolk in the United States.
And that our new Enabling Command will be based in Ulm, in Germany.
These will be key to move our troops across the Atlantic and within Europe without delay, whenever needed.
To ensure we have the right forces in the right place at the right time.
High readiness is essential in a more unpredictable world.
So I expect we will also agree a NATO Readiness Initiative – the “Four Thirties”.
NATO’s Readiness Initiative means that Allies would, by 2020, have:
- 30 mechanised battalions;
- 30 air squadrons; and
- 30 combat vessels,
- ready within 30 days or less.
This is not about setting up or deploying new forces.
It is about boosting the readiness of existing forces.
Across each and every Ally.
We will also address burden-sharing and defence spending at the Defence Ministers meeting.
The trend is up, and we intend to maintain the momentum.
All Allies have now stopped the cuts in defence spending, and started to increase.
And tomorrow, I will be able to announce the first figures for 2018.
Burden-sharing is not just about cash, but also about capabilities and contributions.
Here too, the trend is up.
Allies are investing more in major equipment, and increasing their contributions to NATO missions and operations.
So we have turned a corner.
And we are going in the right direction.
But we still have a long way to go.
And there is still hard work ahead.
Investing more in defence – and investing in the right things – is a matter of fairness.
Above all, it is about our security in a more unpredictable world.
During the second session, we will focus on NATO’s work to fight terrorism and project stability.
NATO is contributing to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with AWACS surveillance flights and training for Iraqi forces.
Tomorrow, we will discuss our plans to launch a new training mission in Iraq at our Summit in July.
To help the Iraqis better fight terrorism.
And prevent ISIS from coming back.
We will also discuss our defence capacity-building support for Jordan, a valued partner in the region.
And we will consider what more we could do to help Tunisia, another key partner.
Because when our neighbours are more stable, we are more secure.
On Friday, we will discuss NATO-EU cooperation, together with High Representative / Vice President Federica Mogherini, as well as our colleagues from Finland and Sweden.
We will take stock of progress in our joint work, including on hybrid and cyber defence, maritime operations, and exercises.
We have already seen real results.
For example, NATO and EU now exchange real-time warnings about cyber-attacks.
And NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian supports the EU’s Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean.
Going forward, military mobility could become a flagship for our cooperation.
And we are working together to remove obstacles – whether legal, customs, or infrastructure.
Ensuring our forces can move quickly across Europe when necessary is in everyone’s interest.
We will close the Ministerial with a meeting on Afghanistan, together with our Resolute Support partners.
Allies and partners are stepping up – with both forces and funding.
We have added around 3,000 more trainers to our mission.
And we are discussing how to extend funding for the Afghan forces beyond 2020.
The Afghan forces are performing with professionalism and bravery.
And creating the conditions for a political settlement.
So we must continue to assist them.
To support President Ghani’s bold initiative for peace.
And to encourage continued reforms to fight corruption and uphold human rights.
We are now just five weeks away from the Brussels Summit.
And the decisions we take over the next two days will ensure that the Summit strengthens our Alliance for years to come.
And with that, I’m ready to take your questions.
Conceptul 30-30-30-30 reprezinta o concentrare foarte rapida a cate 30 de mari unitati din fortele terestre, aeriene si navale in 30 de zile sau mai putin de la primirea comenzii
Iata si o stire Agerpres cu unul din raspunsurile date de Stoltenberg in conferinta de presa de azi :
Secretarul general al NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, a deplâns miercuri ‘dezacordurile majore’ între Statele Unite şi statele europene cu privire la comerţ şi acordul nuclear cu Iranul, exprimându-şi totodată speranţa că acestea nu vor afecta reuniunile pregătitoare în vederea summitului Alianţei Nord-Atlantice, programat pentru luna iulie la Bruxelles, relatează AFP.
‘Atât timp cât problemele continuă, trebuie să limitez consecinţele dăunătoare asupra Alianţei’, a declarat Stoltenberg în cadrul unei conferinţe de presă, în ajunul unei reuniuni la Bruxelles a miniştrilor apărării din cele 29 de state membre ale NATO care pregăteşte summitul din perioada 11-12 iulie.
SUA au anunţat pe 31 mai introducerea de taxe vamale pe importurile de oţel şi aluminiu provenite din Uniunea Europeană, precum şi din Mexic şi Canada. La rândul său, Uniunea Europeană a confirmat că intenţionează să adopte din iulie măsuri de retorsiune la decizia SUA, precizând că doreşte să impună taxe la unele produse importate din SUA, în valoare totală de aproximativ 2,8 miliarde de euro (3,3 miliarde de dolari). Dezacordurile între cele două părţi se referă de asemenea la reintroducerea de către SUA de sancţiuni economice împotriva Iranului care vor obliga marile companii europene să plece din această ţară.
‘Există dezacorduri majore cu privire la chestiuni importante, însă este important să continuăm şi să consolidăm parteneriatul de securitate’, a declarat secretarul general al NATO. ‘Este important să nu slăbim legătura transatlantică’, a insistat el.
‘Nu spun că aceste probleme nu sunt importante. Nu vreau să minimizez nivelul meu de îngrijorare’, a mai spus Jens Stoltenberg. ‘Dar cred că este posibil ca aceste dezacorduri să fie gestionate fără a submina Alianţa’, a dat el asigurări.
Jens Stoltenberg a afirmat că a discutat aceste chestiuni în cadrul întrevederii pe care a avut-o cu preşedintele Donald Trump pe 17 mai la Washington. ‘Preşedintele Trump are un mesaj clar în ceea ce priveşte comerţul, dar are şi un mesaj clar asupra angajamentului SUA în Europa’, a mai spus el.
‘Există numeroase trupe americane în Europa, cu o brigadă blindată, un grup tactic condus de SUA, cu trupe în Polonia. Există mai multe echipamente americane desfăşurate în Europa, mai multe fonduri pentru iniţiative americane de descurajare (a ameninţărilor) din Europa. În ciuda diferenţelor majore, legătura transatlantică nu este slăbită’, a mai spus el
