Lord Kilclooney
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(7 years, 11 months ago)
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Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
I can only repeat what I have said in answer to all the questions on this, which is that we are looking for an early agreement.
Lord Kilclooney (CB)
My Lords, I welcome the Statement repeated to the House this afternoon, especially the assurance given by the Prime Minister that President Trump will be 100% behind NATO. As almost one-quarter of the European Union countries refuse to join NATO, when can we have a 100% guarantee that the nations of the European Union will also support NATO?
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
We are very clear that NATO is the cornerstone of the UK’s defence and security, and our commitment remains as strong as ever. As I said, during the lunch the Prime Minister discussed our commitment and that of our European partners to NATO. I think that there was general agreement on the importance of the organisation going forward.