NATO Hails 100 Years of Jordanian Monarchy, 27 Years of Military Partnership
News From Antiwar.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met at the military bloc’s headquarters in Brussels on May 5. Stoltenberg congratulated Abdullah on the hundredth anniversary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. There’s a greater affinity than might immediately meet the eye, as seven of NATO’s twelve founding members were and remain constitutional monarchies as well: Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway. NATO photo The NATO chief also praised the Middle Eastern monarchy as “a very close and important part...
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