WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated NATO's commitment to defending its allies during a visit to Poland on Monday. <\/p>\n
\"NATO's most important task is to protect and defend our nations against attack,\" Stoltenberg underlined following his meetings with Polish President Bronisaw Komorowski and Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz. <\/p>\n
\"We will defend our Allies, all Allies.\" <\/p>\n
Stoltenberg's trip to Warsaw, his first country visit since beginning his term as secretary general on Oct. 1, comes at a time of heightened concern about Russian aggression and the rise of Islamic extremism in the Middle East. <\/p>\n
The NATO head's talks with Polish leaders focused, in part, on Russian actions in Ukraine and related international security challenges. <\/p>\n
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