NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (middle) signed a declaration with President of the European Council Michel (left) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (right) on the 10th, which will deepen the partnership between the two parties and use the comprehensive influence of Europe and the United States Response to China-Russia threats and challenges.
(European News Agency)
[Compiled by Yang Fuyi/Taipei Report] According to foreign reports, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union signed a joint declaration on Tuesday (10th), declaring that the cooperation between the two sides will be upgraded to a new level, taking advantage of the advantages of European economic strength and US military power. Combined influence to attack Moscow and respond to China's challenges; this is the first time that NATO and the EU's Joint Declaration on Cooperation mentions that they will jointly respond to the challenges brought about by China's assertive behavior.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said today after signing a declaration with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Agence France-Presse reported. , "We must continue to strengthen the partnership between NATO and the EU, and we must further strengthen our support for Ukraine."
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also said that she believes that "Ukraine should get all the military equipment they need, and they can deal with defending their homeland." "This of course means advanced air defense systems, but also other types of advanced military equipment, As long as it is necessary to defend Ukraine".
Responding to a declaration aimed at upgrading cooperation between NATO and the EU, a European official said it was "a more political declaration than the one adopted in 2018".
NATO and the EU pledged to take their partnership "to a new level" and further mobilize the political, economic and military power at their disposal to protect the one billion citizens of the members.
According to a NATO-EU joint statement seen by Agence France-Presse on the 9th, "For the sake of European and Atlantic security and stability, this is an important juncture that demonstrates more than ever the importance of the transatlantic bond and calls for the EU to work closer to NATO." cooperation"; "As the security threats and challenges we confront evolve in scope and importance, we will take our partnership to the next (new) level."
The joint statement pointed to NATO and the EU's efforts to jointly address "increasing geostrategic competition," protecting critical infrastructure and addressing threats from emerging technologies and in space as key areas of deepening cooperation.
These areas clearly point to emerging threats and challenges posed by China and Russia.
"China's increasingly assertive attitudes and policies pose challenges that we must (set about) address," the joint statement said.
According to the "Central News Agency" report, this is the first time that China has been mentioned in a cooperation statement between NATO and the EU. The previous cooperation statements were signed in 2016 and 2018 respectively.