Criticism from the Minister of War of France to the United States: NATO has a point 5, not F-35
It became known that the next portion of criticism from France went to Washington. Critical arrows in the direction of the American authorities allowed herself to throw the Minister of the Armed Forces of the country Florence Parley (she heads the department with 2017 year).
According to Ms. Parley, France wants to deepen its military-technical cooperation with the United States, but Washington is constantly trying to link such cooperation with additional “responsibilities” on the part of Paris.
Florence Parley notes that recently the USA has been increasingly using the NATO collective security clause, viewing this clause through its lens.
Parley quotes the French and American press:
In fact, we are talking about pressure from the United States, including the plan for the distribution of its 5 generation fighters. And France and Germany are going to begin production of their own promising fighter.
The French Minister Florence Parley made a statement some time ago at the Atlantic Council in Washington. It is important to note that this happened a few hours before Parley went to the Pentagon building to meet with the acting. US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.
In France, they noted that the main topic of conversation between Parley and her American counterpart was related to the discussion of the issue of the “policy of Donald Trump”. Paris complains about the fact that the US is increasing its spending on the military sphere against the background of constant criticism of its European partners, while sending to Europe - even closer to Russia's borders - even the technology that was bred 20 years ago.
Against this background, it became known that Trump signed a check for the transfer of 100 thousand dollars from his salary to "the needs of the Ministry of Internal Security."
According to Ms. Parley, France wants to deepen its military-technical cooperation with the United States, but Washington is constantly trying to link such cooperation with additional “responsibilities” on the part of Paris.
Florence Parley notes that recently the USA has been increasingly using the NATO collective security clause, viewing this clause through its lens.
Parley quotes the French and American press:
I will say this: in the NATO charter there is an item 5 (about collective self-defense), and not an item “F-35”. I am concerned that allied solidarity with us suddenly became dependent on whether we or other European countries would buy certain weapons. The principle of collective self-defense in an alliance must be unconditional, otherwise it is not an alliance.
In fact, we are talking about pressure from the United States, including the plan for the distribution of its 5 generation fighters. And France and Germany are going to begin production of their own promising fighter.
The French Minister Florence Parley made a statement some time ago at the Atlantic Council in Washington. It is important to note that this happened a few hours before Parley went to the Pentagon building to meet with the acting. US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.
In France, they noted that the main topic of conversation between Parley and her American counterpart was related to the discussion of the issue of the “policy of Donald Trump”. Paris complains about the fact that the US is increasing its spending on the military sphere against the background of constant criticism of its European partners, while sending to Europe - even closer to Russia's borders - even the technology that was bred 20 years ago.
Against this background, it became known that Trump signed a check for the transfer of 100 thousand dollars from his salary to "the needs of the Ministry of Internal Security."
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