Statement by NATO Secretary General on the Death of Baroness Margaret Thatcher

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—08 April 2013. The following statement was issued today by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen:

“I am deeply saddened by the death of Baroness Thatcher. I express my most profound condolences to her family and the people of the United Kingdom.   

Baroness Thatcher was an extraordinary politician who was a staunch defender of freedom, a powerful advocate of NATO and the transatlantic bond. She strongly supported NATO values and principles, believed in a strong…