President Biden Likely to Attend in Person
Discussing Issues Including China-Russia Containment and Climate Change
[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), announced that a NATO summit will be held on June 14 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. With U.S. President Joe Biden expected to attend in person, attention is focused on whether this will become an occasion to restore the Atlantic alliance as promised by the Biden administration.
According to foreign media including the Associated Press on the 22nd (local time), Secretary General Stoltenberg announced that the NATO summit will be held on June 14 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Stoltenberg stated, "This is a special opportunity to strengthen NATO as a permanent model of the bond between Europe and North America," adding, "The meeting will discuss Russia's aggressive actions, the threat of terrorism, cyberattacks, the security impact of climate change, and the rise of China."
President Biden is also expected to attend this meeting, which will be his first summit meeting with NATO member state leaders since taking office. In particular, it is anticipated to be an opportunity for President Biden to rebuild the so-called Atlantic alliance with Europe, Canada, and others, which had become strained during former President Donald Trump's administration.
Previously, NATO, which celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2019, faced concerns about weakening the Atlantic alliance due to friction caused by former President Trump's pressure on NATO member countries to increase defense spending and his unilateral decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the Middle East.
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