Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, Washington, 19th Comprehensive Foreign News Report) U.S. President Trump has always been dissatisfied with the support of NATO allies and threatened to reduce military deployment. However, Secretary of State Rubio will attend the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the 22nd, paving the way for the annual NATO summit in Turkey in July that Trump is expected to attend. Agence France-Presse reported that the U.S. State Department announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Helsingborg, Sweden on the 22nd. The meeting is intended to prepare for NATO’s annual summit in Turkey in July, which Trump is expected to attend. The State Department’s statement today stated that Rubio will “discuss the need for allies to increase defense investment and strengthen responsibility sharing” at the NATO foreign ministers meeting. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently criticized the United States and Israel for launching a war against Iran. Trump was very dissatisfied with this and subsequently decided to reduce the number of US troops stationed in Germany by 5,000. Trump has long believed that the United States bears too many defense responsibilities in NATO. The State Department said Rubio will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Rubio will then visit India, his first visit to the world’s largest democracy since Trump’s second term. The State Department said Rubio will visit four cities in India, which is different from his usually fast-paced schedule. For decades, the United States has actively maintained relations with India regardless of which party is in power. However, Trump was dissatisfied with India last year and once imposed punitive tariffs. The rift between the U.S. and India stems from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s refusal to credit Trump for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. The brief conflict between India and Pakistan stemmed from the terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir more than a year ago, when many Hindu people were killed. Pakistan has been actively courting Trump, praising him for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and recently recommending itself as a mediator in the US-Iraq war. US Vice President JD Vance also visited Pakistan for US-Iran talks. (Compiled by: Qu Xiangping) 1150520 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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