According to NATO Member States Defense Ministers, according to the Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday have agreed to accept “a set of new ambitious commitments”, which in the coming years will contribute to NATO defense. TASR informs about this based on the report of The Guardian.
According to Rutte’s set of obligations describes, What the allies must invest in the coming years … To maintain strong deterrent and defense ‘and to keep the Alliance safe for its inhabitants. NATO chief claims that ministers’ agreement is the first important step to meet these goals.
“I want this summit to cause a stir,” told Rutte to journalists after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, saying that his goal Investing five percent of GDP in defense has a wide support, He writes Reuters. “I will propose an investment plan that will represent a total of five percent of GDP for investment in defense – 3.5 percent of GDP will go to basic defense expenditure and 1.5 percent of GDP per year for defense and security investments such as infrastructure and industry,” NATO chief said.
Summit Declaration will focus on spending, the production of defense industry and the support of Ukraine, But so far there is no consensus among the allies on the final version, Rutte added according to Reuters.
