Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen insisted today that she is not seeking to take over the leadership of NATO, following her Oval Office meeting with US President Joe Biden and a separate discussion with CIA Director William Burns earlier.

“I’ve said it before, that I’m not running for any other position than the one I already hold, and that didn’t change after my meeting with the American president,” Frederiksen told reporters outside the White House.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to leave the post later this year. The name of Frederiksen, as a possible successor, has been heard a lot in recent weeks, following a related publication in the Norwegian newspaper VG.

Fredericksen told reporters she met with Burns in Washington but did not elaborate. Her talks with Biden were scheduled to last 45 minutes but ended up lasting about two hours.