国际英语资讯:Pompeo to attend NATO FM meeting in Belgium
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-5.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="Nauert">Nauert</span>, <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Allies">Allies</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Allies">Allies</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2024 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Transatlantic">Transatlantic</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Belgian">Belgian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>.</p><p><span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="army">army</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="insulting">insulting</span>."</p>
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