(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Washington March 26 (QNA) - US President Barack Obama will meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg next month to discuss a range of issues including the progress made in the war against the ISIS group and the upcoming NATO summit.
President Obama will host Stoltenberg at the White House on April 4 and will reaffirm that the US stands together with NATO in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks that struck Brussels Belgium the site of NATO Headquarters on Tuesday White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
"The President looks forward to discussing with Secretary General Stoltenberg the progress Allies are making in the international effort to degrade and destroy ISIS as well as the important role NATO is playing in alleviating the refugee and migrant crisis spurred in part by the terrorist group" Earnest said.
The meeting gains significance as it also comes days after Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump calling for review of America's association with NATO.
President Obama and Stoltenberg will also discuss preparations for the July 8-9 NATO Summit in Warsaw Poland including Allied efforts to reinforce deterrence in Europe address instability on Europe's periphery and strengthen NATO's base of capabilities and partnerships he said.
"The Secretary General's visit underscores the importance the US places on the transatlantic bond that NATO embodies and on a North Atlantic Alliance whose full adaptation to a changing strategic environment will ensure that the Alliance continues to uphold international order and advance the interests of the US and all of NATO's members and partners" Earnest said. (QNA)