President of the Spanish Government, Pedro SanchezHe confirmed that Spain would not spend more than 2.1 percent of its GDP defense, controlled by what the US President asked for, Donald Trump-Apoor approval that he believes that he gave the NATO summit, the percentage that he assured that he would allow the country to timely fulfill all his obligations on the capabilities of the alliance.
Sanchez, at the press conference, which at the end of the summit said that it was successful for Spain, for NATO, for the security of all and for the state of universal well -being.
All allies supported the final statement in which they express their “unshakable commitment to collective defense” and reach investments of 5 percent of their GDP in defense, but from the point of view that, according to the Spanish government, they allow ambiguity and that there is no obligation to achieve this percentage.
This is what Sanchez repeated, as he did last Sunday in his statement after an agreement with General NATO, Mark Rottte, who said that he gave flexibility for Spain in order not to increase his military expenses.
In order to confirm this argument, he read the scene of a letter sent by the Secretary General in which he wrote that the statement that this summit would leave, “will give Spain flexibility to determine its own way to achieve its goals in the region and determine the necessary annual resources in percentage of GDP.”
“Therefore, the one who wants to understand this understands this,” said Sanchez, who showed his respect if other countries decide to reach 5 percent or more defense costs.
The costs of 2.1 percent of Spain said that it will be sufficient, realistic and stable in the coming years with the 2029 horizon, when NATO makes a new assessment of the possibilities that it may be needed.
In addition, he said that this figure did not choose her, but that she advises the defense techniques to fulfill NATO commitment.
Sanchez thanked all the allies for the sovereignty of Spain in order to solve their expenses, and guaranteed that the country, in addition to compliance with the agreed opportunities, would still remain a key element in the architecture of European security.
In his opinion, the agreement that ensures flexibility for Spain was difficult, but careful, in addition to national interests, NATO unity.
“Spain is always a solution,” says Sanchez Trump
Pedro Sanchez He also took advantage of the press conference to respond to the criticism of the President of the United States, Donald Trumpof which he accused Spain of the fact that he is a problem for NATO, guaranteeing that “Spain is always a solution, this is never a problem.”
Given these accusations, he emphasized that Spain with conviction defended its positions at the summit and would not exceed 2.1 percent of GDP of its expenses in protection from pressure to reach 5 percent, which he believes that Spain would have adopted if there was another president of the government, in a decision that was convinced that this would be a mistake.
Sanchez also said that he has no chance to talk to the US president and not even welcome him that he attributed something to “random”.
In any case, he deduced transcendence to these circumstances, he said that there would be more opportunities to maintain some contact, and emphasized that an important thing in the summit was what was achieved in it.
Sources of the Spanish government assured that the summit was developed in a relaxed and conciliatory environment, and did not reproach Spain, not even Trump.
However, at his last press conference, the President of the United States criticized the attitude of Spain and assured that he would directly negotiate with Madrid by commercial agreement and force the country to “pay” the country to compensate for this situation.
On the other hand, the president of the government rejected that he did not intentionally talk with other leaders in family photography or on the span of the top and went directly to his place.
“Why can’t I sit in my chair to prepare the intervention?”
Trump says that he will make Spain “pay twice”
President of the United States, Donald TrumpIn this environment, he criticized Spain’s refusal to invest 5 percent of his GDP in defense, as NATO was established, and assured that she would agree “directly” with Madrid and a commercial agreement, and this would make the country “pay double” to compensate for this situation.
“I am going to negotiate directly with Spain. I will do it myself. They will pay. Therefore, they will pay more, ”Trump said to the press conference proposed during the alliance summit in the Hague.
“We are going to agree on a commercial agreement with Spain. We are going to make you double. And I will say it seriously. We are going to achieve this, ”the Republican president insisted, despite the fact that Madrid agrees with his commercial agreements with Washington as a member of the European Union (EU).
Trump’s words suggest that his administration, which negotiates with Brussels about the New Tariffs after the threat of tariffs up to 50 percent, to fix what is qualifying a “unjust” shortage, now tends to tax specific objects of European goods that can especially affect Spain.
“(Spain) is a fantastic place, and they are great people, but Spain is the only country from all countries that refuse to pay, and, as they know, they want them to be freed, but they will have to return the money through trade because I will not allow this to happen. This is unfair, ”he said.
Trump said that Spain “was the most hostile” NATO members for the idea of increasing the amount of defense costs. “I just don’t see the point,” he added.
“I think Spain is terrible. They are the only country that will not pay the full amount. They want to stay 2 percent. I think it’s terrible. And, as you know, everything is fine with them. The economy is very good. And this economy can be completely drowning if anything bad happens, ”he said.
“This is the only country that does not pay. I don’t know what the problem is, ”repeated the leader of the Republicans, who arrived in NATO, focused on the allies to take the obligation to fulfill a new growth over the next ten years.
According to Washington, the current threshold of expenses is “ridiculous” and believes that all members of the block are trained to assume this increase.
With information EFE
