U.S. Secretary of State Says NATO Summit Will Address Alliance Response to Middle East Operations
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said NATO leaders will discuss President Trump's disappointment with the alliance's response to U.S. operations in the Middle East at an upcoming summit in Ankara. Rubio spoke at a ministerial meeting hosted by Sweden.
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Rubio made the remarks at a ministerial meeting hosted by Sweden. He described the Ankara summit as one of the more important leaders' meetings in NATO history. "That will have to be addressed, that won't be solved or addressed today.
That's something for the leaders level to discuss," Rubio said. S. announcement regarding Poland. He added that the United States continues to have global commitments that require ongoing review of force deployments.
"This is not a punitive thing, it's just something that's ongoing, and it was pre-existing," Rubio said. He said there is scope to work with NATO on the defense industrial base.
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NATO leaders will discuss alliance response to U.S. Middle East operations at the Ankara summit.
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U.S. force deployments will continue to be reviewed as part of ongoing global commitments.
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