NATO’s general secretary says he is “looking forward” to working with Donald Trump’s upcoming US administration.
Speaking at the NATO summit in Istanbul, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says President-elect Trump assured him of America’s “strong support” for the alliance and the security of Europe during a phone call.
Stoltenberg added that Trump pointed out during Friday’s call the “importance of increased defense spending among European allies.”
During the election campaign, Trump had called for increasing contributions from allies.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting in Istanbul, Monday, November 21, 2016. (AP Photo)
Stoltenberg says all members had pledged to dedicate 2 percent of their GDP to defense spending at the 2014 NATO summit in Wales.
In response to a question on alleged Russian interference in NATO countries’ domestic affairs, Stoltenberg says: “We have seen them conducting propaganda, we are aware of that, we see it. And my answer is that our response to propaganda is not propaganda. But our response to propaganda is facts.”
— AP
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