會見北約祕書長 特朗普改口稱北約不再過時

US President Donald Trump has said Nato is "no longer obsolete", reversing a stance that had alarmed allies.

近日，美國總統唐納德·特朗普稱北約“不再過時”，一改之前警告同盟的立場。

Hosting Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Mr Trump said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance's importance.

特朗普在白宮招待北約祕書長延斯·斯托爾滕貝格時表示，恐怖主義的威脅凸顯了聯盟的重要性。

He called on Nato to do more to help Iraqi and Afghan "partners".

他號召北約做更多的努力，以此來幫助“夥伴”伊拉克和阿富汗。

The Nato U-turn wasn't Mr Trump's only change of heart. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he said he would not label China a currency manipulator, despite having repeatedly pledged to do so on his first day in office.

特朗普對北約一百八十度大轉彎並不是他唯一一次改變看法。在《華爾街日報》的一次訪談之中，他稱他不會將中國定義爲“貨幣操縱者”。但他在入住白宮的第一天，就不斷承諾會指出中國爲“貨幣操縱者”。

At a joint press conference with Mr Stoltenberg, Mr Trump said: "The secretary general and I had a productive discussion about what more Nato can do in the fight against terrorism."

在和斯托爾滕貝格的聯合新聞發佈會上，特朗普表示：“我和祕書長就有關北約對抗恐怖主義還能做什麼的問題，進行了富有成果的討論。”

"I complained about that a long time ago and they made a change, and now they do fight terrorism. I said Nato was obsolete. It's no longer obsolete."

“我抱怨了很久，他們終於做出了改變，現在他們確實在對抗恐怖主義。我曾經說北約過時了，但其實它不再過時了。”

But Mr Trump reiterated his call for Nato member states to contribute more funding to the alliance.

不過，特朗普同時重申他對北約成員的呼籲，要求他們對聯盟貢獻更多的資金。

"If other countries pay their fair share instead of relying on the United States to make up the difference we will all be much more secure", said the US president.

這位美國總統稱：“如果其他的國家支付他們的合理份額，而不是依賴於美國彌補差額，我們會比現在安全許多。”