By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-to-host-nato-secretary-general Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump to host NATO Secretary-General Politics May 11, 2018 12:41 PM EDT President Donald Trump will welcome NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to the White House later this month. The White House said Friday that Stoltenberg will visit on May 17. The White House said the two “will discuss the upcoming NATO Summit in July and review progress on United States priorities for NATO, such as the need for fair burden-sharing and NATO’s role in the international fight against terrorism.” READ MORE: NATO chief welcomes Trump’s view that group is not ‘obsolete’ Trump has pushed fellow NATO leaders to step up their own military spending. He has pressured NATO members to boost their military budgets to meet a benchmark of 2 percent of their GDP on defense annually. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump will welcome NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to the White House later this month. The White House said Friday that Stoltenberg will visit on May 17. The White House said the two “will discuss the upcoming NATO Summit in July and review progress on United States priorities for NATO, such as the need for fair burden-sharing and NATO’s role in the international fight against terrorism.” READ MORE: NATO chief welcomes Trump’s view that group is not ‘obsolete’ Trump has pushed fellow NATO leaders to step up their own military spending. He has pressured NATO members to boost their military budgets to meet a benchmark of 2 percent of their GDP on defense annually. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now