The US State Department has announced that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Belgium from 22nd this month to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting.


This is the first time that the Biden administration's ministers have visited Europe, and it seems that the aim is to rebuild the alliance that has been shaken significantly under the former administration of Trump.

The US State Department announced on the 19th that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Brussels, the capital of Belgium, from the 22nd to the 25th of this month.



From the 23rd to the 24th, he will attend the NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Foreign Ministers' Meeting to discuss NATO's reform plans to deal with China, which is expanding its influence in Europe.



Blinken will also meet with EU President Von der Leyen of the European Union and Senior Representative Borrell, who is in charge of foreign affairs in the EU.



This is the first time that Biden's ministers have visited Europe, and for Blinken, this is the second foreign visit after Japan and Korea.



The State Department said through a visit to Belgium that it would "emphasize the Biden administration's determination to revitalize relations with its allies," and it seems that it aims to rebuild the alliance that has been shaken significantly under the former Trump administration. I will.