BRUSSELS: NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the Manchester bombing shows the alliance must agree at a summit with US President Donald Trump to do more to combat terrorism. “I expect NATO allies to step up and agree to do more in the fight against terrorism, not least because of the attack we saw in Manchester,” Stoltemberg told a news conference on the eve of the summit. Trump arrives in Brussels later Wednesday having said NATO was “obsolete” because it did not focus on the threat of Islamist terrorism. “Many allies would like to see NATO as a full member of the coalition,” Stoltenberg added. “Firstly, because it sends a strong message of unity… and especially in light of the attack in Manchester, I think it is important to send this message of unity against terrorism,” he said.

Source: Manila Times May 24, 2017 11:03 UTC