After the lifting of the Hungarian veto, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte seems well on his way to replacing Jens Stoltenberg as NATO Secretary General.
Mark Rutte is set to become the next head of NATO after Hungary lifted its veto over a letter sent by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands to Viktor Orbán.
This letter appeased the Hungarian Prime Minister by guaranteeing him thatas head of the Atlantic organization, Mark Rutte would not force Hungary to participate in support for Ukrainein accordance with the agreement announced by the current NATO Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg, last week.
Viktor Orbán published a copy of the letter sent to him on X, writing: “After yesterday’s meeting in Brussels, Prime Minister Mark Rutte confirmed that he fully supports this agreement and will continue to do so if he becomes the next NATO Secretary General”.
The Dutch Prime Minister also indicated thathe took note of certain comments he had made about Hungary in 2021 which had aroused the discontent of the Hungarian government.
NATO decisions being taken unanimously, Hungary’s veto of Mark Rutte’s leadership had put a halt to negotiations on the succession of Jens Stoltenberg to the highest office of the Atlantic alliance.
The latter declared that the selection process should now end “very soon”.
“It is not me who will decide who my successor will be. It is up to NATO member countries to do so, but I am happy that we are close to a decision. As Hungary now supports Mark Rutte, he There is only a short time left before he is chosen.”did he declare.
Mark Rutte has the approval of most NATO allies, including the United States and Germany. Turkey initially expressed its opposition to the candidacy of the Dutch Prime Minister, before reversing its decision in April.
Among the 32 member states of the alliance, only Romania has yet to declare, with the country’s president, Klaus Iohannis, announcing his own candidacy for NATO secretary general in March.