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Tillerson urges Senate ratification of Montenegro's NATO membership
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Tue Mar 21, 2017 | 7:18pm EDT
Exclusive: Tillerson urges Senate ratification of Montenegro's NATO membership
By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has written to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging the ratification of Montenegro as the newest member of the NATO alliance, saying it is "strongly in the interests of the United States."
In a letter dated March 7 and seen by Reuters on Tuesday, Tillerson argued that Montenegro's membership in the alliance would support greater integration, democratic reform, trade, security and stability among its neighbors.
Moscow opposes any further expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the delay in U.S. approval of Montenegro's accession has fueled questions about whether President Donald Trump's administration and his Republican Party will stand up to Russia despite Trump's desire for better relations.
The letter emerged amid a flap over the new secretary of state's relationship with the alliance.
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Exclusive: Tillerson urges Senate ratification of Montenegro's NATO membership
By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has written to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging the ratification of Montenegro as the newest member of the NATO alliance, saying it is "strongly in the interests of the United States."
In a letter dated March 7 and seen by Reuters on Tuesday, Tillerson argued that Montenegro's membership in the alliance would support greater integration, democratic reform, trade, security and stability among its neighbors.
Moscow opposes any further expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the delay in U.S. approval of Montenegro's accession has fueled questions about whether President Donald Trump's administration and his Republican Party will stand up to Russia despite Trump's desire for better relations.
The letter emerged amid a flap over the new secretary of state's relationship with the alliance.
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Tillerson urges Senate ratification of Montenegro's NATO membership (Original Post)
Eugene
Mar 2017
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wcmagumba
(2,871 posts)1. Looks like a feint/distraction to cover up...
the obvious Putin bias of the admin...
RoadhogRidesAgain
(165 posts)2. Fuck rex
enough
(13,237 posts)3. Interesting, thanks. NT
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)4. Thank you. I wondered
what the Russian angle was on that.
Welcome to DU
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)5. I'm surprised. I thought he was brain dead.
This is actually good.