BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (not seen) to Mark Rutte (R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (R) to Mark Rutte (2nd R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A general view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (R) to Mark Rutte (2nd R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A general view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (R) to Mark Rutte (2nd R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A general view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (R) to Mark Rutte (2nd R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (not seen) to Mark Rutte (R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A general view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (R) to Mark Rutte (2nd R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (C) to Mark Rutte (L) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (C) to Mark Rutte (R) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - OCTOBER 01: A view of the handover ceremony at NATO headquarters for the handover of the post of secretary general of NATO from Jens Stoltenberg (R) to Mark Rutte (L) in Brussels, Belgium on October 01, 2024. In June, NATO announced that Rutte, 47, was formally confirmed as chief of the military alliance, replacing Jens Stoltenberg whose tenure was extended due to the Ukraine war. NATO allies agreed in July 2023 to extend 65-year-old Stoltenberg's mandate for another year until Oct. 1, 2024. He had been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM

NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures after holding a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 1, 2024. NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on October 1, 2024 downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he assumed leadership of the world's most powerful military alliance. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures after holding a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 1, 2024. NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on October 1, 2024 downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he assumed leadership of the world's most powerful military alliance. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses media during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 1, 2024. NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on October 1, 2024 downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he assumed leadership of the world's most powerful military alliance. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses media during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 1, 2024. NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on October 1, 2024 downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he assumed leadership of the world's most powerful military alliance. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)