NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today in Bucharest that the Russian aggression against Ukraine led to increased support of the Alliance for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova.

At the start of the third and final session of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at a two-day meeting of foreign ministers of NATO members, Stoltenberg said that the three partner countries have had the support of the alliance for years, but that cooperation has improved since the beginning of the Russian invasion. against Ukraine on February 24.

Stoltenberg said that NATO's support for these countries is reflected in the help to build their defense capacities, in the implementation of reforms and strengthening the resilience of the institutions.

The foreign ministers of the NATO members, Sweden and Finland, who participated in the first two sessions of the North Atlantic Council, were joined in the third by the foreign ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova. Stoltenberg previously announced that the meeting will discuss strengthening aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova, "partner countries that face Russian pressure in different ways."