Stoltenberg is visiting Washington amid concern of volatility positions Trump

Stoltenberg is visiting Washington amid concern of volatility positions Trump



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Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg Monday starts three-day visit to the United States is his first since the US president, Donald Trump, who has been critical of the system, its functions.
Stoltenberg will meet Tuesday, especially US Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and then will participate Wednesday in a meeting of foreign ministers of countries of the international coalition against al-Islamic state as the alliance said in a statement.
European members of the alliance, especially in Eastern Europe, which Russia has raised concerns not hide, concern after the new US president's remarks, who said that the alliance "old-fashioned time."
Matisse and sought to reassure Europe during his first visit in February, but the European countries called for increased defense budgets.
But NATO is apparently reassuring the American orientations under Republican President Donald Trump's management.
It has already been through the senior officials from members of the NATO European countries expressed concern about the positions of Trump both those related to security issues or the unity of Europe.
Stoltenberg's visit comes to Washington, apparently to clarify the positions of the American administration especially that attacked Trump Germany in terms of financial contributions to NATO's budget.
US President then launched an attack on Germany, stressing that Berlin pay more money to meet to benefit from the security umbrella secured by NATO and Washington.
He said in Ngridtan after less than 24 hours after his meeting with German Chancellor Friday at the White House, said that Germany "City of large amounts of money" to the Atlantic alliance.
He added that it "must be paid to the United States the largest sums for strong defense and very costly provided for Germany."
It rejected the German defense minister Sunday accusations of accusations the US president for his country that it condemns NATO large amounts of money and the United States in exchange for military expenses.
He said Ursula von der Yin is close to Merkel, in a statement, "There is no calculating the debt registered with the NATO," adding that the expenditures within the alliance should not be the sole criterion for measuring the military efforts of Germany.

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