One of the candidates for the post of NATO Secretary General is Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland. CBC News writes about this, citing three different sources: in Ottawa, Washington and Brussels..

The interlocutors note that the name of Freeland as a potential successor to Stoltenberg has been discussed in international circles on defense and security issues over the past few months..

“There are some very qualified women who would be very good candidates… There seems to be some momentum for a woman to become the next [secretary general],” a NATO official said, speaking on condition of anonymity..

Freeland herself does not comment on this.. When asked by journalists, she only answered that she already has two jobs, because she holds the positions of Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance.

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Recall that the powers of the current NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg were supposed to end this month, but the leaders of the bloc decided to extend them until 2023..

Western media previously wrote that three candidates for the former presidents of the bloc states are also being considered for the position of the new head of the Alliance - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic from Croatia, Dalia Grybauskaite from Lithuania and Kersti Kaljulaid from Estonia.