Reference News Network, February 10 report: According to the website of Germany's Berlin Daily, the United States is obviously going to assign the two most important command positions in NATO to European officers. Multiple media reports say that Washington plans to transfer the NATO headquarters located in Naples to Italy, and the headquarters located in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, to the UK. These two headquarters are currently led by US generals.
A NATO official told Reuters that NATO has reached an agreement on the "reassignment of responsibilities of senior officers within the NATO command structure," and European countries will "play a more prominent role in the military command of the alliance."
The French newspaper "Information" was the first to report on this adjustment. AFP cited diplomatic sources as saying that the adjustment will last for several months. Respondents said, "This is a good sign for the actual transfer of the mission."
The background of NATO's adjustment of command positions is the US announcement of a new national security strategy, with Washington hoping to reduce its garrisons in Europe if possible.
However, the highest command institutions in NATO's land, sea, and air forces will remain in Washington. The position of Supreme Allied Commander Europe will also continue to be held by an American.
Recently, remarks by US President Trump about the possibility of the US annexing Greenland have caused tension within NATO. However, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Pottinger said on the 9th that the US hopes to strengthen NATO, ensuring that NATO "plays its proper role as a union of 32 strong and capable allies" by increasing the participation of Europeans. (Translated by Wang Qing)
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