“The US still believes that NATO remains the most successful alliance in history. The President and Secretary of State have clearly indicated their support for the alliance for several years. We continue to play a key leadership role in it, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
The representative of the State Department said that at the meeting of leaders of NATO countries, which will be held on December 3-4 in London, one of the main topics of discussion will be the distribution of responsibilities for contributions to the defense budget of the alliance.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said earlier that the alliance is the only guarantee of security in Europe.
As US Permanent Representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison noted, Washington is the leader of the alliance, which is necessary to maintain security in Europe.