US President Joe Biden. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 2 U.S. President Joe Biden told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a personal meeting that he would support the alliance's rapid expansion while taking into account the security interests of all allies, the White House said Thursday. The NATO Secretary General is visiting Washington these days, where earlier in the day he had talks with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. strong support for the efforts of Secretary General Stoltenberg to promote a rapid accession process (to the alliance) that would take into account the interests of all allies in the field of security,» the US administration said in a statement released after the meeting. In addition, as noted, the parties discussed in Washington preparations for the alliance's summit in Madrid scheduled for the end of June, issues of strengthening the defense NATO’s potential and “containment of Russia”, as well as a wide range of global topics: from climate change to security in cyberspace. place of NATO
