The North Atlantic Alliance should not be afraid of creating an army of the European Union, you just need to put up with it.
This statement was made by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Florence Parly.
"European defense is not built in opposition to NATO, but quite the opposite: strengthening Europe will contribute to strengthening and increasing the viability of the alliance," Reuters reported her words.
The topic of creating a pan-European army has become relevant again against the background of a quarrel between France and the members of the new triple alliance AUKUS — Australia, Great Britain and the United States.
Earlier, the Supreme Chairman of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrel, announced that the final project on defense and security "Strategic Compass of the EU" will be ready by October-November.
It was pointed out that the document would be close to the EU doctrine and the NATO strategic concept in its design.
In turn, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, said that the creation of a common EU armed forces could have negative effects in the form of a weakening of NATO and the separation of the European union itself.
