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Although the NATO summit has produced concrete results, forgetting and not reacting to the decisions taken, the moment when the negotiations will become more serious and will become real actions, will comment on the decisions taken at the summit and developments that may occur. Edgars Rinkēvičs (V)
He explained that during the summit there were two very tense, open and hard sessions at the summit. One of them took place in a larger format, in which it was revealed that not all countries were investing enough resources in defense, and many said that they would deviate from the promise made at the Welsh NATO Summit. "The conversation was very open, where it was really necessary to invest 2% of GDP more than in 2024, and with 2% this is not enough, so we should see how to improve and develop defense capabilities, "said Rinkēvičs. At the same time, the actual figures show that NATO spending and Allied defense spending has increased significantly over the past two years, pointing out that the summit has decided that a plan more would be detailed for each Member State to reach 2%. "It has been said that many countries are already working and engaging in collective collective defense cases, and that all countries would respect Article 5 of NATO and would ensure that". no defense spending is committed, detailed plans and 2% of GDP would be achieved as soon as possible, "said politician.
The second hard discussion was about the Nord Stream 2 project. In this regard, Latvia shares with the United States, said the minister, adding that the US project is considered a geopolitical threat. "I think that on this issue, we will see further progress after the summit," added Rinkēvičs. According to him, the negotiations between the parties are open and fair and the decisions taken are very favorable.
Rinkēvičs replied that the decisions taken at the summit were virtually solved by the rapid transfer of military units to Europe. which will take place at the summit on Wednesday, will help. "In practice, in recent years, the defense of the Baltic and Poland has enjoyed great political protection, and we spend 2% of GDP, no one cares, but with the decisions taken, this may not be enough. If we want others to be treated with the greatest concern, we have to show that we are serious about ourselves, "said the Minister of Foreign Affairs
President Donald Tramps reportedly threatened to withdraw from Alliance Thursday if the Allies did not immediately increase defense spending, the minister said that the information in the public space was not true.The US president has also refused to confirm that he would have threatened to withdraw from the Alliance if the allies did not immediately increase defense spending.
Tramps announced on Thursday that it had achieved "Huge progress" at the NATO summit on the rest of the Alliance, increased spending.He said "very, very happy" at an impromptu press conference, while other members of NATO had promised to increase defense expenses "never seen".
NATO is now "very powerful" and "much stronger than before". Two days later, "said the White House host, calling the Alliance" consistent machine. "
He also announced that defense spending of member states would be" significantly higher " that two percent of the GDP
.the leaders announced that they should increase their defense spending to 4% of GDP, and not 2% of GDP agreed in advance.
In accordance with Current trends in the growth of military spending, it is estimated that the targets set by 2024 are 2% of GDP – will reach only half of the Alliance Member States.
It has already been said that , in the implementation of the LETA agreement said to Rinkēvičs
This agreement was concluded Wednesday at the NATO summit in Brussels, which was concluded Wednesday at the summit of the Lt.A. In Brussels, indicated the Danish, Latvian and Estonian counterparts.
The headquarters of the multinational division "North" will have defense planning, the organization and implementation of military training and activities to increase mutual participation of the countries concerned. compatibility and the ability to jointly perform defense duties. The summit was supported on Wednesday to support military capabilities of the air force and naval forces in the Baltic Sea region, after President Raimonds Vējonis welcomed the meeting.
"In general, the meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in Brussels is already considered a success because the decisions made make NATO even more powerful and our region – "they will further enhance NATO's ability to respond in times of crisis and strengthen NATO's presence in our region," said the President.
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