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Biden to welcome NATO chief to White House
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President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Tuesday with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the alliance's upcoming annual meeting in Lithuania. Discussions about who will replace the retiring leader are ongoing. Stoltenberg has led the alliance for almost a decade and had his term extended three times. He said he will step down at the end of his current term in September.
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ukrinform.net July 11-12
c-span.org June 13, 2023
washingtonexaminer.com Vilnius, Lithuania
asia.nikkei.com the week of June 12
channelnewsasia.com Lithuanian capital Vilnius
apnews.com July 11 and 12
usatoday.com July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania
Why is Stoltenberg meeting with Biden to discuss his replacement? The United States is one of the alliance's top financial contributors, and the president's opinion on the next NATO secretary-general carries enormous weight. Still, the member countries will make the decision by consensus.
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ukrinform.net open door
politico.eu qualified
dw.com difficult
nytimes.com spends more than any other member of the alliance on defense
channelnewsasia.com Western-backed
state.gov support
foreignpolicy.com coordinating
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