Trump praises Merkel on Germany's spending on defense, NATO

Trump praises Merkel on Germany
# 17 March 2017 21:48 (UTC +04:00)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would respect historic institutions but that other countries must pay their fair share to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, APA reports quoting Reuters.

Trump, speaking at a news conference following his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said he thanked her "for the German government's commitment to increase defense spending and work toward contributing at least 2 percent of GDP" for NATO.

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