BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump’s demand for NATO allies to boost defense spending.
Tillerson is meeting fellow NATO foreign ministers for the first time, ahead of a May 25 leaders summit with Trump in Brussels.
Seeking to draw a line under the funding row, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has sought to dismiss concern that Trump is less committed to the 28-nation alliance than his predecessors.
“We see a strong US commitment to NATO, to the transatlantic bond not only in words but also in deeds,” Stoltenberg told reporters shortly before the …read more
Source: The Manila Times
