NATO Secretary General with the Chancellor of Germany 🇩🇪 Olaf Scholz, 18 JAN 2022

Описание: Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, Berlin, Germany, 18 January 2022

💬 00:07 Chancellor of Germany [with English interpretation]
💬 05:24 NATO Secretary General
💬 09:55 Q&A [with English interpretation]

Chancellor Scholz,
Dear Olaf,

It’s great to be back here in Berlin and thank you for your warm welcome.
It is a pleasure to meet with you again.
You came to the NATO Headquarters in Brussels just two days after your appointment as Prime Minister [Chancellor] after you took office. And I think that your visit to NATO just two days after you took office demonstrates your strong personal commitment to NATO, to our transatlantic bond and also the leading role of Germany in our Alliance.

And this strong commitment is very clearly stated in the coalition agreement.
Including by stressing that the Bundeswehr must have the best possible equipment and reliable funding.
And this is a message I really welcome.

And it is even more important now at this defining moment for European security.

Today, we addressed Russia’s military build-up in and around Ukraine, and the implications for European security.

The risk of conflict is real.

NATO Allies call on Russia to de-escalate.
And any further aggression will come with a high cost for Moscow.

NATO is a defensive Alliance, which does not threaten Russia or any other country.

We remain committed to our dual-track approach: strong deterrence and defence, combined with dialogue.

NATO Allies and Russia met in the NATO Russia Council last week, and NATO Allies are ready to meet again – to meet again to put forward concrete proposals and to put written proposals on the table, and seek constructive outcomes.

I have today invited all the members of the NATO-Russia Council to a series of meetings.

To address NATO-Russia relations,
NATO Allies are prepared to look at how we can strengthen military and civilian lines of communications.

We also encourage Russia to reverse its decision to cut the diplomatic ties with NATO.

We should also address European security, not least the situation in and around Ukraine.

NATO Allies are also prepared to discuss concrete proposals on how to reduce risks and enhance transparency regarding military activities;
and how to reduce space and cyber threats.

We are also prepared to resume the exchange of briefings on exercises, and on our respective nuclear policies.

And Allies are prepared to discuss arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
And encourage Russia to engage seriously on reducing the threat from nuclear weapons and missile systems.

So NATO is ready and NATO Allies are ready to engage and listen to concerns Russia may have.
But we will not compromise on core principles.
Such as the right for each nation to choose its own path.
And NATO’s ability to protect and defend all Allies.

We must remain clear-eyed about the prospects of progress.
But when tensions are high, dialogue is even more important.
And NATO Allies will make every effort to find a political way forward.

I also welcome the bilateral talks between the United States and Russia, and the discussions at the OSCE.

I appreciate Germany’s leadership in working to make progress in the Normandy format.
And we will continue to consult very closely among NATO Allies,
and with our partners, including of course the European Union.

Chancellor Scholz,
Thank you again.
I look forward to continuing to working with you.

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