NATO summit: Inauguration of new headquarters, Trump's message to allies
26 May 2017 12:27 PM IST26 May 2017 12:27 PM IST
Leaders agreed to move ahead with an action plan to fight terrorism and set up an intelligence-sharing unit.
US President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts on Thursday inaugurated the alliance's new headquarters in Belgium, a sprawling 1.1-billion-euro (USD 1.2-billion) complex expected to be fully up and running early next year. (Photo: AP)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confronted by key allies France and Germany with diplomatic complaints despite him travelling to Brussels to celebrate the unity of the NATO alliance. (Photo: AP)
- US First Lady Melania Trump participated in a forum on protecting children from online exploitation. French First Lady Brigitte Macron was seen talking to Melania Trump on their visit to Magritte Museum in Brussels. (Photo: AP)
- NATO leaders attended the event commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Photo: AP)
- Trump's arrival was also shadowed by new criticism from British Prime Minister Theresa May, who complained about leaks of intelligence to the American media about this week's deadly bombing at a concert in Manchester, England. The two were seen talking during an event marking the opening of the new NATO headquarters. (Photo: AP)
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, centre, next to Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu prior to a working dinner meeting, during the NATO summit of heads of state and government, at the NATO headquarters. (Photo: AP)
- Allies who had hoped to hear Trump publicly declare his commitment to NATO's Article 5 collective defence guarantee were left disappointed as he made no mention of it and instead castigated them on their home turf. (Photo: AP)
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck an entirely different note as she unveiled a memorial made up of a section of the Berlin Wall to mark the end of the Cold War. (Photo: AP)
- Trump launched an extraordinary broadside at NATO allies for failing to pay their fair share of the defence bill. Unveiling a memorial to the 9/11 attacks at NATO's new headquarters, Trump also urged the alliance to get tougher on tackling terrorism and immigration in the wake of the Manchester attack. (Photo: AP)
US President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts on Thursday inaugurated the alliance\'s new headquarters in Belgium, a sprawling 1.1-billion-euro (USD 1.2-billion) complex expected to be fully up and running early next year. (Photo: AP)
Leaders agreed to move ahead with an action plan to fight terrorism and set up an intelligence-sharing unit.
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