BRUSSELS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that the NATO-EU cooperation has reached a new level, according to a press release from NATO.
Stoltenberg stressed the progress being made in closer cooperation between the alliance and the European Union in a meeting with the EU defense ministers.
He noted cyber defense as an example of tangible progress, adding that NATO exchanged information with the EU during the recent ransomware attacks.
The EU's cyber security hub has been granted access to NATO's malware information sharing platform. "Now NATO and the EU are able to share information in real time on cyber attacks," Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will report on the progress of NATO-EU cooperation to the councils of both organizations next month, said the release.
NATO-EU cooperation will also be on the agenda of the upcoming meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels on May 25.
