Readout of Secretary Mattis' Bilateral Meeting with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krstičević
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout:
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met with the Republic of Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Damir Krstičević, today at the Pentagon.
Secretary Mattis thanked the Minister for Croatia's contributions to NATO operations and applauded Croatia's long-standing support to NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.
Secretary Mattis emphasized the United States' steadfast commitment to the NATO alliance and welcomed Croatia's decision to increase its defense spending to meet the two percent goal set at the Wales Summit Defense Spending Pledge and to meet its NATO capability targets.
Both leaders stressed the importance of the NATO alliance and security in South-East Europe.
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