Trump Voices Support to NATO

BELGRADE - US President Donald Trump in a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday expressed Washington's support to the alliance, the White House said.

The White House stated that Trump and Stoltenberg agreed to "continue close coordination and cooperation to address the full range of security challenges facing NATO," adding the Trump agreed to participate in the 2017 NATO summit in Europe in late May.

"President Donald J. Trump spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the United States' strong support for NATO. The leaders discussed how to encourage all NATO allies to meet their defense spending commitments," the readout of the talk released by the White House said.

On Saturday, Trump held a phone talk with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni during which he reaffirmed Washington's commitment to NATO, the White...