US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military aggression”, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, and terrorism.
She made special mention of Afghanistan and Syria. The aim of the alliance is to provide protection, to which end it needs to be proactive, Bell said.
Defence Minister István Simicskó told the conference that the US is greatly needed in order to maintain Europe’s security.
Security challenges and risks currently have a stronger effect on Europe than earlier.
European states, especially in the west, have become relatively affluent, but they do not possess sufficient capabilities to thwart the security risks that currently affect the continent, Simicskó said.
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