New NATO chief to pay first official visit to Muslim country

‘I am going to trip to Turkey soon and propose concrete initiatives aimed to promote partnership and cooperation with Muslim countries,” he said.

A few days ago NATO Secretary General emphasized a need to boost cooperation with Muslim states.

Rasmussen is a controversial figure in the eyes of the Islamic world primarily because of the long-standing scandal due to his position regarding publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in Danish press. For this reason, Turkey opposed his election as head of the Alliance.

Rasmussen will make public his vision for the future of the North Atlantic Alliance publish in Brussels on August 3.

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