Berlin [Germany], June 30: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has underscored the importance of NATO's collective security guarantees ahead of talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, expected to focus on burden-sharing within the alliance as Washington calls on Europeans to step up their support.
"Our Euro-Atlantic security depends crucially on us continuing to stand together within NATO as resolutely as we have done so far," Wadephul said on Monday before departing on a multi-day trip to North and South America.
He said Russia does not dare to attack a NATO member, noting that the alliance's "collective deterrence" was working.
The meeting in Washington on Monday afternoon was expected to centre on a new burden-sharing arrangement within NATO, as well as on how to achieve stable, long-term support for Ukraine - both central topics for next week's NATO summit in Ankara.
While some US allies have questioned whether US President Donald Trump will reaffirm Washington's support for NATO at the summit in Turkiye, Wadephul said he was "firmly convinced that the United States will continue its security commitment to Europe."
Source: Qatar Tribune
