Albares Defends Against Rubio the "Enormous Effort" of Spain to Reach 2% in Defense Against the 5% that the US Asks
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Washington, May 22 (EFE).- The Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, and the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, held their first official meeting in Washington this Thursday, in which they addressed their differences on spending in defense of Spain.While Albares defended his country's "enormous effort" to reach the target of 2% of GDP, Rubio insisted on the position of the United States that NATO allies should raise t…
The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, has highlighted to the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, “the enormous effort” of Spain to reach the target of 2% of the GDP of military spending, when the administration of Donald Trump already demands that the member countries of NATO dedicate at least 5% of their budget to Defense. According to the head of the Spanish diplomacy at a meeting in Washington with his US counterpart, the debat…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has defended before the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the "enormous effort" that Spain has made to reach 2% of GDP in defense spending at a time when the United States is already betting to reach 5%, insisting that NATO has to do it is to "focus on capabilities".Albares has held his first meeting with Rubio in Washington this Thursday, which has passed in…
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Karim Van Overmeire travels through Spain and Portugal for three months in the footsteps of Napoleon's Flemish and Dutch soldiers. This adventure should result in a new book. In the meantime, he shares his experiences and impressions. Today he looks at Spain's defense efforts. With 50 million inhabitants, Spain is one of the larger countries in Europe. Moreover, it is a country with a long colonial history and a strong military tradition. These …
In addition, they had a telephone conversation on the eve of that meeting, in which they discussed bilateral cooperation issues in the area of security and trade, just before U.S. President Donald Trump announced his new global tariff plan.The issue of defence spending will once again be high on the international agenda during the next NATO summit, scheduled for 24-25 June in The Hague, where the allied countries will discuss a possible new goal…
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