The Trump administration requires an increase in spending in defending Sanchez in its first contact
The administration of the US President, Donald TrumpSay a government Pedro Sanchez Increase your defensive expenses “Creent with its obligations towards NATO”Where this is the first contact between both executives after the Republican leader returned to the White House on January 20.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the state minister of the state Christopher Landau He maintained a phone call on Friday with the Foreign Minister for Foreign and World Affairs, Diego Martinez Pelio.
The Trump administration defended this in the conversation “It has reaffirmed the solidity of the coalition between the United States and Spain,” Although he urged Spain to “increase its expenses in defense in line with its obligations to NATO.”
At the 2014 Wales Summit, the allies committed to reaching 2 % of the GDP of defense in 2024. In the case of the Spanish government, the goal was to reach this goal in 2029 But in the full debate about the need to enhance security and defense in Europe, Sanchez stated that this goal will be achieved early than expected, although he did not provide any calendar.
Likewise, he addressed both actors “Deepening” the links of the two countriesHighlighting “mutual interests” and “enhancing immigration cooperation”.
This is the first contact between the Trump administration and the Pedro Sanchez government after returning to the sector’s authority on January 20. The head of the Spanish executive authority congratulated the new United States on his victory The need to work in their strategic bilateral relations and a “via and solid Atlantic association” highlighted.
In this context, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel AlbarisThursday 3 and Friday, April 4 to The informal summit with NATOWhere the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States, Marco Rubio, can occur, where a first bilateral meeting can occur.
