The NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, said Wednesday that Spain is serious about its commitment to military spending, although it has reiterated that it will have to dedicate 3.5% as the rest members of the Atlantic Alliance.
“We agree on disagreement“Rutte summarized at a press conference after the summit of allied leaders in The Hague about the clash with Spain, which defends that he will adjust his budget in defense to meet the military objectives committed to NATO.
Thus, he has insisted that while Spain believes that he can achieve the objectives of capacities with 2.1%, NATO “He says that it has to be 3.5%, as for all other allies“The Allied Secretary General said.
The former Dutch Prime Minister without going into more valuations has detailed that “All allies will inform about how they are achieving capacity objectives“In a series of annual reports, so NATO can see the evolution of allies spending.
Added to that, NATO has approved a review clause so that in 2029, as a flying goal, evaluate spending plans in the light of the “strategic environment and the objectives of updated capabilities.”
