By Servet Gunerigok</p> <p>WASHINGTON (AA) – U.S. President Donald Trump will host North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg next week at the White House. </p> <p>In a statement, the White House said the meeting is slated for April 2. </p> <p>"In honor of the 70th anniversary of NATO, the President and the Secretary General will underscore the importance of the Alliance as a bulwark of international peace and security," said the White House.</p> <p>The two leaders will discuss the "unprecedented successes of NATO, including the recent increased commitments on burden-sharing among European Allies, and ways to address the current, evolving challenges facing the Alliance".</p> <p>Trump and Stoltenberg will meet for a private conversation followed by an expanded bilateral meeting, according to the statement. </p> <p>In early March, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited Stoltenberg to address a joint session of Congress the day before the alliance's anniversary on April 4.</p> <p>Trump has long been a critic of NATO, calling on other member states to shoulder more of its defense burden by increasing military spending.</p> <p>
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