Jens Stoltenberg: NATO allies react in a unifying way

NATO Allies ‘clear condemnation’ of forced landing of Ryanair aircraft in Minsk Belarus said o NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Asked about the issue during the briefing of the journalists before the teleconference with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Alliance that will take place tomorrow, June 1, reports APE.

“NATO allies made a harsh statement with which we conveyed a very harsh message. “We strongly condemn the forced landing of a civilian aircraft in Minsk,” said Jens Stoltenberg. “NATO and the free and independent press “calling for the” immediate release “of Roman Protasevic and Sofia Sapega.

“We have made it clear that we welcome the decision by many NATO allies to impose sanctions, including the restriction of the entry of Belarusian airlines into their airspace, and we welcome EU decisions,” he said. “They are reacting in a unifying, clear manner, but NATO allies are also imposing sanctions.”

Asked whether the news that Denmark was helping the NSA would provoke tensions and destroy trust between the Allies, Jens Stoltenberg said he was aware of the allegations and also noted that “the countries involved now they work to prove the facts and bring all the facts to the table. “

“NATO as an organization is not involved, so it is not up to NATO to get involved in these issues. “I expect these Allies involved to sit down and find a way to prove the facts and address these issues,” Stoltenberg said.

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