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The war between European countries to take the place of the new head of NATO has officially started. The behind-the-scenes efforts of large countries such as France, Britain and Germany are being revealed day by day in the European media.
It is claimed in some media that the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, due to the departure of Great Britain from the European Union (EU), has tried to prevent the British Minister of Defense, Ben Wallace, from becoming the next secretary of NATO .
According to an article in the British daily "Daily Telegraph", French officials have informed their colleagues in NATO that they "want the next secretary of the organization to be a name from the EU".
A source who spoke to the newspaper stated that "He (Ben Wallace) is not from an EU member country. Many countries, mainly France, insist that the next secretary be from an EU country".
This move has been commented as part of France's effort to make the EU militarily independent and less dependent on Washington for its security.
Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg, who has served as NATO Secretary General since 2014, is expected to step down in September, but it is claimed that US President Joe Biden has asked Stoltenberg to extend his term. his duty.
British Defense Minister Wallace is mentioned among Stoltenberg's potential successors. Wallace in a statement previously said that "(The task of the Secretary General of NATO) I have always said that this will be a good job. This is a job I love. But I also love the work I do now".
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