Readout of the
Secretary-General’s meeting
with H.E. Mr. Anders
Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary-General of NATO
New
York, 23 September 2014
The
Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the
Secretary-General of NATO. They exchanged views on Afghanistan and
the outlook for the coming years. The Secretary-General highlighted
both organizations’ shared commitment and support to Afghanistan’s
stability, including through capacity building.
The
two Secretaries-General exchanged views on the difficult situation in
Ukraine and agreed that there could only be a political solution to
the issue. They discussed the dangerous threat of ISIL in Iraq and
Syria as well as the need for a strong and united stance by the
international community in that context.
In
addition, the two Secretaries-General had an exchange on the
importance of resolving the Cyprus issue.
The
Secretary-General took this opportunity to thank Mr. Rasmussen, as
the outgoing NATO Secretary-General, and to wish him all the best in
his future endeavours.
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24
September 2014
