Trump will attend the summit of leaders of NATO countries

The white house confirmed that US President Donald trump will take part in the summit of NATO leaders scheduled for may.

"The President looks forward to meeting with his counterparts from NATO to confirm strong commitment to NATO and to discuss issues of importance to the Alliance, especially the joint division of responsibilities and the role of NATO in combating terrorism," - said in a statement the White house.

He added that in addition to the leaders ' meeting next month trump will also take in new York the Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, "they will decide how to strengthen the Alliance to meet the challenges of national and international security," the statement said.

The April meeting with Stoltenberg was organized for preparation of summit on 25 may in Brussels on "new security environment, including the role of the Alliance in the fight against terrorism, as well as the importance of increasing defense spending and burden sharing".

The announcement of the participation of trump's decision came after U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson miss a meeting of foreign Ministers of NATO and, instead, to host President of China XI Jinping later this month before going to visit Russia in April. The state Department has offered "alternative date" for a meeting of NATO.

Tillerson's decision not to attend the NATO meeting in Brussels next month has caused confusion among European allies.

A spokesman for the state Department mark Toner told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that the date of the meeting did not fit into the chart Tillerson, and NATO spokesman confirmed that the group is still negotiating with the state Department on scheduling the meeting.

Meanwhile, Tillerson has tried to keep NATO from moving forward in anticipation of the may meeting and keep American leadership is relevant in the framework of the unit. On 7 March he wrote to Senate majority leader Mitch Macconnel, asking Congress to ratify the membership of Montenegro in NATO.

The invitation for Montenegro to join the Alliance was unanimously approved by the NATO allies in a letter obtained by CNN the day after the reports that Tillerson conceded the April NATO meeting, the Secretary notes that the U.S. is one of four members who has not endorsed a parliamentary request of the country.

sections: Politics, World News