Friday, March 17, 2017

Trump reiterates NATO support, presses Merkel on spending targets

By Jeff Mason and Andreas Rinke | WASHINGTON

President Donald Trump reiterated his strong support for NATO on Friday and pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet NATO’s military spending target, in the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders.

The meeting between the leader of Europe’s largest economy and the U.S. president was billed as one that could help determine the future of the transatlantic alliance and shape their working relationship.

“I reiterated to Chancellor Merkel my strong support for NATO as well as the need for our NATO allies to pay their fair share for



source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/17/trump-reiterates-nato-support-presses-merkel-on-spending-targets/

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