{"id":154940,"date":"2025-03-11T13:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nato-chief-urges-eu-to-strengthen-security-ties-with-turkey"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:24:24","slug":"nato-chief-urges-eu-to-strengthen-security-ties-with-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nato-chief-urges-eu-to-strengthen-security-ties-with-turkey","title":{"rendered":"NATO chief urges EU to strengthen security ties with Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Mark Rutte, has urged European Union leaders to engage with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to enhance cooperation on security matters.<\/p>\n<p>This comes following the EU\u2019s efforts to bolster its defense posture in response to the US President Donald Trump\u2019s criticism of European security spending.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s call for NATO member states to increase their defense contributions to 5 percent of GDP has prompted discussions about strengthening ties with non-EU countries, including Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in January, criticised the EU for its low investments in NATO\u2019s defense capabilities, while US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth affirmed that Washington had no plans to reduce its military presence in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that during the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President JD Vance met with Rutte, stressing the need for EU countries to raise their defense spending and for NATO to ensure a more balanced distribution of defense contributions among its members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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