New Nato chief pledges to fix relations with EU

Nato's new secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen wants to improve the alliance's practical co-operation with the European Union by trying to persuade Greek and Turkish leaders to set aside their bilateral disputes blocking the interaction of the two organisations.

"We all know that there are other obstacles towards an improved co-operation between Nato and the EU. This is a priority for me, to get rid of these obstacles," Mr Rasmussen said on Monday (3 August) during his first press conference as secretary general of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). He formally took over the post on 1 August.

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