From a pitch to rescue an imperiled EU-U.S. trade pact, to an impassioned reaffirmation of NATO’s common defense doctrine, to a pep talk on how to combat nationalism and xenophobia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extolled the merits of the Euro-Atlantic alliance Tuesday, declaring: “The need for our unity is as great as ever.”
In a nearly hour-long speech in Brussels, where he was to attend a conference on Afghanistan, Kerry voiced confidence and optimism about EU-U.S. relations, which he acknowledged had been shaken by “uncertainty” — a reference to such disparate developments as the British vote to leave the …read more
Source: European Voice
