Former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has been offered the post of NATO's secretary-general, according to the latest edition of the Slovenian weekly Reporter released on Monday.
Of the offers Jansa has received from international organizations over the recent weeks, the invitation for the job of the NATO's chief is the most interesting, said the weekly, which is close to center-right political parties, including Jansa's Slovenian Democrats.
However, the magazine said in its cover story that Jansa himself denied reports that he was a candidate for the NATO chief, expressing his intention to be politically active in Slovenia and continue to lead his party, the biggest opposition party after the September general election in Slovenia.
According to the weekly, NATO has been considering offering the office of secretary-general to an experienced politician from a new member state in what would be a compromise solution between the United States and the European Union.
It said the Czech Republic and Poland are too pro-American, which is why their candidate would not get the support of Germany and France, while a candidate from Slovenia would make a good compromise.
The mandate of the incumbent NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer of the Netherlands was to expire this year, but the alliance extended it until May 2009 for him to be able to organize ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of NATO on April 4.
Source:Xinhua
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