Long-serving NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg has no plans to extend his mandate for a fourth time and expects to be replaced in October, the military alliance said on February 12. "The secretary-general's term comes to an end in October of this year and he has no intention to seek another extension of his mandate," spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said. The 63-year-old former Norwegian prime minister took office at NATO's Brussels headquarters on October 1, 2014, and has overseen the Western alliance through several international crises. To read the original story by AFP, click here.
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