Nato secretary general and former Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg issued a warning on Sunday that it is more important than ever that the United States and Europe stand together.
NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg has reminisced about his evenings as a teenager spent singing anti-Nato protest songs from a song booklet with a picture of Lenin on the front page.
Nato head Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the alliance does not want to get dragged into an arms race with Russia but it had to boost its defences to counter Moscow's "aggressive actions" in Ukraine.
The head of Nato has spoken admiringly of German chancellor Angela Merkel’s capacity for white wine, telling interviewers in Norway that when the two unwind over drinks: “let’s put it like this: she isn't the first to leave."
Nato does not see Russia as an immediate threat to members states in the Baltic and Northern Europe, the alliance’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said in his first official visit to his native Norway.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg saluted US President Barack Obama for helping to push through “the biggest reinforcement of our collective defence since the end of the Cold War” as the two met in Washington on Tuesday.
Jens Stoltenberg has complained that there is “no culture of jokes” within the Nato alliance, where he is now Secretary General. “So now I’ve stopped joking,” he said.
The United States has praised Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as “everything we asked for” in a ringing endorsement of the former Norwegian Prime Minister’s first four months in the post.
One of former Norway PM Jens Stoltenberg's most important task as Nato's new head will be to turn around the tumbling defence budgets of the alliance's members, outgoing chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned.
Nato's incoming Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told Norway's Aftenposten newspaper that he expects the role to be "difficult, demanding and involve enormous dilemmas" in a long-running interview ahead of taking up the post.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has praised Jens Stoltenberg, the incoming head of Nato, as "a very serious, responsible person", claiming the two have "very good relations, including personal relations".
Helga Pedersen, the most prominent female candidate to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as Labour leader when he leaves to head Nato on October 1st, has said she is not interested in the position.
Once a staunch opponent of NATO, its new leader Jens Stoltenberg could be a key voice of calm as the Western military alliance seeks to mend relations with an increasingly pugnacious Russia.
Former Norwegian premier Jens Stoltenberg was named the next NATO chief on Friday, taking over from current secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the alliance said.
Jens Stoltenberg's chief rival for the leadership of Nato has informally conceded defeat, writing on Twitter that the former Norwegian prime minister would "indeed be a good Nato Secretary General" and that "Poland will support him."
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday declared that former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was "an excellent" candidate for the Nato leadership, the first time the leader of a leading Nato country has made a public comment.
Norwegian former prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is now the only candidate left in the race to be Secretary General of NATO, Norway's DN newspaper has reported, citing "numerous sources with knowledge of the process".
That Jens Stoltenberg, a staunch member of Norway's left-wing Labour party was put forward to the Nato leadership by Angela Merkel, the most powerful figure in Europe's centre right, says a lot about his broad appeal.
Norway's former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is now near certain to be Nato's next Secretary General after winning the backing of France and the UK, Norway's Aftenposten newspaper reported on Sunday, citing "sources very close to the process".
German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed Jens Stoltenberg as the next Nato Secretary General as early as October, opening the way for talks throughout the winter with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Norway's DN business newspaper has reported.
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is the clear favourite to become the next Secretary General of Nato when Denmark's Anders Fogh Rasmussen steps down in September, Italy's La Repubblica newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has won the award for best tweet at Norway's Social Media Awards, for a sweet pre-Christmas tweet she made to her Labour predecessor informing him that she hadn't found his recipe for herring salad.
Labour leader Jens Stoltenberg certainly made an impression on Norway during his eight consecutive years leading Norway, so much so in fact that the president of Norway's parliament appears to think he's still the Prime Minister.
Norway's former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday warned of the urgent need to strike a new deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as he began his new role as one of the UN's two special envoys for climate change.
