US President Donald Trump reiterated his strong support for NATO and pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet NATO’s military spending target, in the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders. American media reported that Trump also said he backed the NATO alliance but stressed that some member states were not contributing enough. Trump said, “I reiterated to Chancellor Merkel my strong support for NATO as well as the need for our NATO allies to pay their fair share for the cost of defence.” According to the reports, Merkel said that she told Trump Germany needs to meet NATO spending goals. The two also discussed Afghanistan. This comes as US is expected to increase its troops in Afghanistan to fight Daesh and Al-Qaeda and increase its counter insurgency operations in Afghanistan.
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