国际英语资讯:NATO chief dismisses questioning about blocs unity, future
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 14-- <span word="Visiting">Visiting</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="NATO">NATO</span>) <span word="Jens">Jens</span> <span word="Stoltenberg">Stoltenberg</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</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="here">here</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Stoltenberg">Stoltenberg</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> "<span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="death">death</span>."</p><p><span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> "<span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="death">death</span>," <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="uNPRedictability">uNPRedictability</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>.</p><p>"<span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="agile">agile</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>."</p><p><span word="Stoltenberg">Stoltenberg</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="downplayed">downplayed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="burden">burden</span>-<span word="sharing">sharing</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pitting">pitting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>, <span word="Stoltenberg">Stoltenberg</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 70<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>.</p>
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