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US' Blinken To French Pres: EU Military Independence Complements NATO

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Wires and social media carrying comments attributed to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken after his one-on-one meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Blinken quoted as saying that the 'US welcomes the increasing independence of European military and security programs that may help them improve their capabilities and the US sees this as a complement to NATO'.

  • Blinken in Paris, France for an OECD ministerial-level meeting. Delivering speech presently: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxlgEzZpEJL
  • Elysee Palace states that France and USA continue their coordination work on issues of common interest such as EU-NATO, Sahel, and the Indo-Pacific area.

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