i bring goffin it's good to have you with us nato secretary general younes stoltenberg has been given a warm reception by the u.s. congress almost as if some members of congress were aiming at a deliberate snub at president down strong he has been notably skeptical about nato the north atlantic treaty organization is seventy years old today and it's the occasion for still begs address to congress and he says that the alliance is not seeking a new arms race or a new cold war with russia but he is calling for greater efforts at deterring. a historic chance for young stoltenberg the first nato chief to address a joint meeting of the us congress he sought to shore up support for the alliance at a time of transatlantic tension. america has been the backbone of our alliance it has been for the mental to european security and for our freedom we would not have that peaceful and prosperous europe we see today with out the sacrifice and the commitment of the united states for your enduring support i thank you today. has long look to washington for leadership the president has questioned the val

paying their fair share for defense or the other message brings us to nato secretary general younes stoltenberg today he became the first nato head to ever address the u.s. congress the invitation extended to him was bipartisan both democrats and republicans wanted him there today and both parties wanted him to take aim at president donald trump a pep talk to remind the commander in chief that the value of world peace and global order cannot and should not be reduced to a transaction with a price tag nato has been good for europe but nato has also been good for the not good states. the strength of a nation is not only measured by. the site the size of its economy or the number of its soldiers but but also bod a number of its friends and through nato deny to states has more friends and allies than any of the power this us made the united states stronger safer more secure or . well we have a complete coverage of today's address by the head of nato joining me from brussels where nato headquarters is located is g.w.s. teri schultz terry is a veteran in nato reporter and she has covered the alliance

congress about what he calls a more assertive threat from russia younes stoltenberg addressed politicians on capitol hill to mark the seventieth anniversary of the security alliance he said that he doesn't want to new cold war but added that its partners must not be naive about relations with moscow diplomatic editor james face sat down with stoltenberg and asked him if nato is concerned about tensions within the alliance. i am not denying that there are tensions on the there are disagreements on the wide range of different issues trade climate change energy and also other issues but we have seen differences between nato allies before back to the suez crisis in fifty six to the iraq war in two thousand and three which. strongly supported somalia as a strong were against. the war but this spite these differences while we were on it from history is that we need to always been able to overcome them and stand together and unite around the record tosca that is to protect and defend the child and i'm absolutely confident that that will also be the case now and the cotton ask was to protect from

russian missile defense system it's an issue that was addressed by the nato secretary general younes stoltenberg. it is a national decision. and for each other to decide on determined over capabilities but at the same time we see that this is not an issue which creates. which has created this agreement between allies and need to provides a platform for our allies to address issues like to this the s s four hundred issues going on the agenda of the meeting today but i expect of course is to be or to be addressed on the margins of the meeting because nato is a platform for our laws to discuss issues like these nate the provides support to turkey and we augment the air defense. the air defense cold turkey with the bottom and top. nato part to it but they're not going into their second session of the day and one of the focuses in the second session is going to be afghanistan there it's worth noting that there have been these talks very important talks in recent weeks taking place in doha between the taliban and the u.s. now the u.s. have been keeping this information of what was going on at the talk

president a donald trump has welcomed a nato secretary general younes stoltenberg to the white house trim called on some countries such as germany to spend more on defense stoltenberg is visiting washington for events to mark nato seventieth anniversary. more turbulence ahead the world trade organization is cutting its global trade growth forecast by nearly a third and the international monetary fund is trying in as the list of issues weighing on global trade only seems to be getting longer also on the program china is moving and shaking on the african continent again this time building and financing airports in the ivory coast city of abidjan and show you two entrepreneurs in india shirts and dresses made out of textile waste are making that an impact as environmental awareness is. going to have a. political instability the persisting trade conflict between the united states and china and the chaotic proceedings surrounding an increasingly likely no deal all are taking their toll.

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president a donald trump has welcomed a nato secretary general younes stoltenberg to the white house trim called on some countries such as germany to spend more on defense stoltenberg is visiting washington for events to mark nato. seventieth anniversary. with just over a week before the u.k. crashes out of the european union theresa may is betting that parliament will suddenly learn to like the brakes it plan it already hates it will require a miracle for her political nemesis and more time from the european union and there's a big question mark over whether either is probable tonight the reason maze breaks it plan it remains the only plan that britain hands i bring gotham berlin this is the day. this debate this division cannot strike all she's doing damage to our politics we will need a further extension of our school fifty and we need to be clear what such an extension is for so today i am taking action to break the law i will frame to sit down with the beat of the opposition and to try to agree a plan.