BRUSSELS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Members of the the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) may agree to shoulder fairer responsibility on defense spending, NATO chief signaled on Thursday, in response to heavy criticism from the visiting U.S. President Donald Trump.
"We will take decisions to share more fairly the burden of our security," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a working dinner hosting heads of members including Trump, who is on the fourth leg of his first oversea trip in Brussels.
Stoltenberg's remarks came following harsh criticism from Trump, who has slammed allies of the organization for falling short of paying their spending share.
"The bond between NATO Allies has kept our people safe since the Alliance was founded almost 70 years ago. We are here today to strengthen that bond," Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg admitted that members varied in many aspects and difference emerges including "political perspectives," urging allied members to "rise above those differences" and "unite around their common purpose."
NATO leaders from 28 allied countries gathered here for their first meeting at NATO's new headquarters in Brussels, with military spending, counterterrorism on the agenda.
