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U.S. tariffs don't violate NATO treaty, says NATO's Rutte

NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels
April 04, 2025
Reuters - Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The sweeping new U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump do not violate NATO treaties, the military alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday after meeting NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

Rutte was responding to a reporter's question that referred to article 2 in the NATO treaty which states: "(NATO allies) will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them."

(Reporting by Andrew Gray, Bart Meijer, writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Ingrid Melander)

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