国际英语资讯:Czech politicians reject Trumps demand on increase of defence spending
<p><span word="PRAGUE">PRAGUE</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 11-- <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</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="s">s</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="output">output</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2024.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="spending">spending</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.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> <span word="Hamacek">Hamacek</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="optimal">optimal</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span>. <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="already">already</span>.</p><p><span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Lubomir">Lubomir</span> <span word="Metnar">Metnar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2024. <span word="Metnar">Metnar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="upped">upped</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2024.</p>
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