During the press conference following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council Meeting with the National Security Advisers NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said:
“We also discussed the recent AUKUS deal, which led to disagreements among some Allies.
This agreement is not directed against Europe or NATO.
There is broad agreement that we should not allow this issue to cause a rift in the transatlantic alliance.
As Allies, we do not always see eye-to-eye on everything, all of the time.
But we never lose sight of the big picture.
At a time of increased global competition, Europe and North America must continue to stand strong together in NATO.
The security challenges we face are too great for any country or continent to face alone.
And together in NATO, we will continue to protect our nations, our people and our values.”