President Klaus Iohannis declared, on Tuesday, at the Cotreceni Palace, that he does not intend to shorten his term as president, referring to a question from the press regarding the possibility of occupying the position of Secretary General of NATO.
He also said that regarding the North Atlantic Alliance he would say “more” at a press statement at 5:00 p.m.
Asked if he is considering leaving his term as President before its completion to take up the post of NATO Secretary General, once he has obtained the necessary support, Klaus Iohanni replied: “As far as NATO is concerned, you know that I will make a statement a little later today at at 17:00 and I will tell you more then, but I do not intend to shorten my term as president”.
The Romanian head of state declared, at the PPE Congress in Bucharest, that we are going through a “complicated and unstable” context because of the war in Ukraine, and Europe is facing the worst situation since the Second World War.
The Presidential Administration recently notified the NATO countries that Klaus Iohannis is entering the race for the position of secretary general of the Alliance, but, according to Digi24.ro information, this was only a tactical move, to draw attention to the fact that Romania is a player in the big negotiating table and that Iohannis is a viable candidate for the top positions in NATO and the EU.
Reaction on the protocol villa allegedly assigned to Iohnnis
President Klaus Iohannis has also given his first public reaction to the scandal surrounding the RA-PPS investment of around 7 million euros in a protocol villa that would be prepared for his family after he is no longer president, according to a Recorder investigation.
“I noticed that there is such an intense concern, but it is a concern related to the elections, it is an electoral concern of some. It is not a topical issue,” Iohannis said. “I did not apply for housing for the time being, nor was it offered to me. So the theme for me is one that I read about in the newspaper“, Klaus Iohannis added.
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