On the recordJuly 17, 2018
On Friday, The Washington Times correctly reported on the front page about the NATO conference that ``President Trump's bare-knuckles diplomacy paid off.'' ``Mr. Trump declared that the U.S. remained committed to the military alliance.'' The Brussels Declaration of July 11 itself confirmed: ``We will share fairly the responsibilities of defending each other. Real progress has been made across NATO. . . . But even if we have turned a corner, we need to do more, and there will be further progress.'' Today, I am grateful to welcome a delegation from Bulgaria as a valued NATO ally. Chairperson of the Foreign Policy Committee, Dzhema Grozdanova of the National Assembly, who also is chair of the Friendship group Bulgaria-USA, is leading a delegation of assembly members to Washington, coordinated by Ambassador Tihomir Stoytchev. It is inspiring to see young Bulgarians and Americans training together at the base at Novo Selo to establish peace through strength. In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. ____________________
