NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security

US President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global safety, the armed forces alliance acknowledged at the present time (23 November).

In a temporary assertion, NATO acknowledged Trump and its secretary well-liked, Imprint Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Seashore, Florida.

“They talked about the vary of global safety factors going by intention of the Alliance,” the assertion acknowledged without giving particulars.

It perceived to be Rutte’s first meeting with Trump since his 5 November election. Rutte had beforehand congratulated Trump and acknowledged “his leadership will all all over again be key to keeping our Alliance solid” and that he appeared forward to working with him.

Trump has for years expressed skepticism about the Western alliance and complained about the protection spending of many of its member worldwide locations, which he regarded as too low. He depicted NATO allies as leeches on the U.S. armed forces and overtly questioned the cost of the alliance that has outlined American foreign policy for many years. He threatened now not to protect NATO participants that fail to meet protection-spending dreams.

Rutte and his team furthermore met Trump’s decide as nationwide safety adviser, US Handbook Michael Waltz, and diversified participants of the president-elect’s nationwide safety team, the NATO assertion acknowledged.

Rutte took over at the helm of NATO in October.