NATO: Increasing Defense Spending Is Indispensable

Brussels (Al-Ittihad) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said yesterday that increasing defense spending will be an important area for the alliance in the coming years, stressing that boosting defense spending is “indispensable for our security.” This came in statements Rutte made to reporters at the conclusion of an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers hosted by the southern Turkish province of Antalya. Rutte explained that “the Antalya …