国际英语资讯:Pompeo meets NATO allies with speedy arrival, sticks to message on defense spending
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="American">American</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="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</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="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> "<span word="obsolete">obsolete</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="burden">burden</span>.</p><p><span word="NATO">NATO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</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="to">to</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Jens">Jens</span> <span word="Stoltenberg">Stoltenberg</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reconfirms">reconfirms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="bond">bond</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>,</p><p><span word="Allies">Allies</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="mode">mode</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="demeanor">demeanor</span>.</p><p><span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>. "<span word="No">No</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>.</p>
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