NATO set to boost troops on high alert

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Brussels, (Samajweekly) NATO is set to boost the number of troops on high alert and increase ammunition production, its Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Stoltenberg was speaking on Wednesday ahead of a two-day meeting of the alliance’s Defence Ministers in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, which will include talks with around 20 of the world’s leading defence companies.

The Secretary-General told a press conference that NATO had new regional plans to defend allied territory, Xinhua news agency reported.

“I expect that Defence Ministers will review a new Defence Production Action Plan … It aims to rapidly address shortfalls in our stocks,” he added.

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