Merkel Welcomes Trump’s Signals of Support for NATO
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was encouraged by the Trump administration’s signals of support for trans-Atlantic military ties, though defending free trade will be a work in progress.
U.S. President Donald Trump this week expressed “strong support” for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after a call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who met Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington last week, said he also received assurances of the U.S. commitment to the alliance.