Latest Jens Stoltenberg Quotes from Interviews

• Turkey has, of course, the right to protect itself against terrorism, against attacks, but I expect it to be done in a way which is in accordance with the rule of law, democratic values. And that is something I have expressed several times in meetings with the Turkish leaders.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Leader, Done, Terrorism

  Source: www.pbs.org

• Turkey's a valued ally, important ally for NATO, not the least because of its strategic geographic location, bordering Syria and Iraq and close to Russia and the Black Sea.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Black, Important, Syria

  Source: www.pbs.org

• There are still many, many uncertainties, challenges and difficulties in Afghanistan. But we have to enable the Afghans to manage those challenges themselves. We cannot solve all the problems for the Afghans.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Challenges, Problem, Difficulty

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I think it is a very important step in the right direction that the Afghans have taken over responsibility for the security in their own country, and NATO being able to end its combat presence in Afghanistan.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Country, Taken, Responsibility

  Source: www.pbs.org

• What NATO troops are doing in Afghanistan is to train, assist and advise Afghans, but they are actually doing the fighting. They are actually taking the responsibility for the security in their own country. And that is a great achievement, compared to what we saw just a few years ago, when NATO troops had to conduct the combat operations fighting the Taliban.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Country, Responsibility, Fighting

  Source: www.pbs.org

• There are many difficult challenges in Afghanistan. And we still have Taliban. We still have terrorist organizations there, and we will see violence and we will see conflict there also in the coming years,.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Challenges, Violence, Conflict

  Source: www.pbs.org

• But we have achieved at least two important things. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for international terrorists. We have a strong Afghan army, which is fighting the terrorists and Taliban. And the second thing is that they are able to do that without us being there to conduct the combat operations.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Strong, Army, Fighting

  Source: www.pbs.org

• The most important thing is to build local capacity, meaning train local forces, build the local defense institutions, defense ministries, command and control, because, in the long run, it is expected that local forces are stabilizing their own country, fighting terrorism themselves, instead of NATO deploying a large number of combat troops in combat operations.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Running, Country, Fighting

  Source: www.pbs.org

• As long as NATO changes when the world is changing, we will be very important for the security of all our allies, including the United States.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Long, Important, World

  Source: www.pbs.org

• After many, many years of decline in defense spending across Europe and Canada, in 2016, we saw the first significant increase. We still have a long way to go, but at least European allies have kind of started move in the right direction.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Moving, Long, Kind

  Source: www.pbs.org

• I welcome the fact that Trump has clearly stated that NATO is not obsolete.And I think, also, that reflects that NATO is adapting. NATO is the most successful alliance in history because we have been able to change, to adapt when the world is changing. And now NATO is stepping up its effort in the global fight against terrorism, and we are responding to a more assertive Russia with an increase of our collective defense, with more presence in the eastern part of the alliance.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Fighting, Successful, Thinking

  Source: www.pbs.org

• We are deploying battle groups, battalions, which we consider necessary to convey a message of deterrence, credible deterrence, that if one NATO ally is attacked, it will trigger a whole response from the whole alliance.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Battle, Response, Nato

  Source: www.pbs.org

• We are seeking to avoid a new Cold War, avoid a new arms race, and, therefore, we continue to work for a more constructive relationship with Russia, including political dialogue with Russia.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  War, Political, Cold

  Source: www.pbs.org

• We see a more assertive Russia, which has implemented a very significant military buildup over several years, and a Russia which has used military force against neighbors, especially Ukraine.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Military, Neighbor, Significant

  Source: www.pbs.org

• We are living in a world in which developments are harder to predict and one that has become more uncertain. In such a world, you must be prepared for the unpredictable. Nobody predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall or the Arab Spring.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Wall, Spring, Fall

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• In the end, democratic societies are stronger and more resilient than any autocracy. And more adaptable too.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Stronger, Resilient, Democratic

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• NATO is based on shared values. Democracy, individual civil liberties and the rule of law. In public and also in meetings with the allies, I have repeatedly pointed out how crucial these common values are. They are the basis for our unity, and unity is the most important basis for our strength.

  Jens Stoltenberg

  Unity, Democracy, Important

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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