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Nato extends Stoltenberg's role for another year
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, June 29, 2023.

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will stay in office for another year, the Western military alliance decided today.

Mr Stoltenberg said in a tweet that he is “honoured by Nato allies’ decision to extend my term as secretary-general until 1 October 2024.”

The former prime minister of Norway has been the 31-nation organisation’s top civilian official since 2014.

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