00:00The war in the Middle East has nothing to do with NATO and is not a NATO war.
00:04That's the message.
00:05NATO, first and foremost, its purpose is, as the North Atlantic Treaty says,
00:09for the North Atlantic security, and therefore that's our top priority.
00:14And also, I mean, NATO is a defensive alliance in any case.
00:18But having said all this, of course, we will be closely scrutinizing
00:22together with our partners and allies, so both in NATO,
00:26but also in the European Union, whether there are ways
00:28in which we can help to both have the Strait of Hormuz open up,
00:34but also to make it secure going forward as well.
00:37NATO is saying?
00:38NATO is indeed a defensive alliance, and we won't be dragged into any war of choice.
00:44But having said all this, we, of course, have a collective interest,
00:47and I should say not only within NATO, but as the world,
00:50to have the oil flowing and also the situation to de-escalate.
00:55And that is certainly something we are calling for.
00:58Okay, so what's the...
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