Stoltenberg Praises France, Discusses NATO Summit With President Macron

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday (May 21st 2021) to discuss preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit on June 14. “France is at the heart of our transatlantic Alliance, with highly skilled troops, cutting-edge capabilities across the whole spectrum of deterrence and defense, and significant defense investment, spending 2% of GDP,” said the Secretary General. Stoltenberg thanked President Macron for France’s contributions to NATO deployments, including troops in the Alliance’s defensive multinational battlegroup in Estonia, and jets as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing, and significant defense investment. He also paid tribute…