BRUSSELS, March 28. /ITAR-TASS/. NATO member states have agreed that Norway’s former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will become NATO Secretary-General  after Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s term expires, NATO press service says.

Stoltenberg, 55, will take the position after NATO summit in Wales on September 4-5.

Stoltenberg's candidacy was supported by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and France's President Francois Hollande. Italy's La Repubblica earlier reported that Stoltenberg is also supported by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama.