LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted his allies in Europe need to do more in NATO after US President Donald Trump stepped up threats to withdraw from the alliance.
Starmer claimed that NATO is the most effective military alliance the world has ever seen. He also emphasized that Britain would remain a strong supporter of the alliance.
"Do we, Europeans, need to do more? Yes, I have been making that argument for almost two years, to our European partners and to anyone else. We continue to make that argument and we will continue to make it," Starmer said on Friday, April 10, quoted from The Telegraph.
He conveyed NATO's attitude reflects the interests of its member countries. This stance has been imprinted for years since NATO was founded.
"NATO is in America's interest, and in Europe's interest. NATO is a defense alliance, which for decades has made us much safer than if there were no NATO," he said.
Thus, Starmer emphasized that Britain would continue to strengthen the international alliance consisting of 32 member countries.
"So we are strong supporters of NATO. We will always be strong supporters of NATO," Starmer said.
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