Rutte to meet Trump in Washington ahead of Ankara NATO summit - EUROPE SAYS
The NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will travel to the capital of the United States, Washington, to meet with the White House tenant, Donald Trump, and with senior U. S. officials ahead of the Atlantic. . .
The NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will travel to the capital of the United States, Washington, to meet with the White House tenant, Donald Trump, and with senior U. S. officials ahead of the Atlantic Alliance summit taking place between July 7 and 8 in Ankara (Turkey). The head of the Alliance will travel to Washington from Tuesday, June 23 to Thursday, June 25, holding a meeting with Trump on June 24 at the White House, according to a NATO statement, which also reveals meetings with “senior officials,” although it does not specify which ones. The five largest military powers in EuropeRutte will also participate virtually from the U. S. capital in the meeting of the European Group of Five (E5), which brings together the five largest military powers in Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Finally, the former Prime Minister of the Netherlands will meet with members of the U. S. Congress and participate in a debate organized by the ‘think tank’ Atlantic Council. Divergences over the Iran warRutte’s trip will take place two weeks before the NATO summit in Ankara, where allies will review whether states are meeting the spending targets set at last year’s summit in The Hague, and also ways to boost and accelerate the defense industry’s production to meet the increased demand for military capabilities. The Secretary General of the Alliance will arrive in Washington after the U. S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, criticized European allies during a NATO Defense Ministers meeting for not helping Washington in its war against Iran and for not sufficiently increasing defense investment. The NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will travel to the capital of the United States, Washington, to meet with the White House tenant, Donald Trump, and with senior U. S. officials ahead of the Atlantic Alliance summit taking place between July 7 and 8 in Ankara (Turkey). The head of the Alliance will travel to Washington from Tuesday, June 23 to Thursday, June 25, holding a meeting with Trump on June 24 at the White House, according to a NATO statement, which also reveals meetings with “senior officials,” although it does not specify which ones. The five largest military powers in EuropeRutte will also participate virtually from the U. S. capital in the meeting of the European Group of Five (E5), which brings together the five largest military powers in Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Finally, the former Prime Minister of the Netherlands will meet with members of the U. S. Congress and participate in a debate organized by the ‘think tank’ Atlantic Council. Divergences over the Iran warRutte’s trip will take place two weeks before the NATO summit in Ankara, where allies will review whether states are meeting the spending targets set at last year’s summit in The Hague, and also ways to boost and accelerate the defense industry’s production to meet the increased demand for military capabilities. The Secretary General of the Alliance will arrive in Washington after the U. S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, criticized European allies during a NATO Defense Ministers meeting for not helping Washington in its war against Iran and for not sufficiently increasing defense investment. Tags:EuropaEuropeNATOOTAN