Turkey is one of the countries which provided the most assistance to its allies in NATO during the global fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, NATO General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, Daily Sabah reports.
Speaking to Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, Stoltenberg praised Turkey’s efforts to assist the ally countries during the pandemic.
The military plane carrying medical equipment and personal protection units from Turkey to the U.K. used a mechanism developed in cooperation with NATO and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) for the first time, he said.
Pointing out that the bloc delivered assistance to North Macedonia although the Balkan country became a NATO member only two weeks ago, Stoltenberg said: “It does not matter if a country is a NATO member since 1949 or for two weeks. North Macedonia received assistance from Turkey, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway and the U.S. This is not only good for North Macedonia; it is also good for the whole alliance. The virus does not recognize any border. Therefore, we should fight together against this threat.”
