北約成員國同意增加防務花費

NATO leaders said Wednesday they have agreed to contribute More money to their defense budget.

"We are committed to improving the balance of sharing the costs and responsibilities of alliance membership," the military alliance said.

The announcement was made just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed criticism of NATO for not contributing more to defend the nearly 70-year-old, 29-nation alliance.

The allied nations also urged world leaders to maintain "decisive pressure" on North Korea, including the full implementation of United Nations sanctions, to get Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs. The alliance also reiterated its support for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed at the June 12 summit with Trump in Singapore to move toward denuclearization but has yet provide details of how and when his pledge would be achieved.

NATO members also expressed concern about an increase in Iran's missile tests and said they were committed to "permanently ensuring that Iran's nuclear program remains peaceful."

The member nations also voiced concern over Russia's recent actions, including the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, saying Moscow had reduced stability and security in the region.北約領導人週三表示，他們同意向防務預算提供更多資金。

該軍事同盟組織宣佈：“我們承諾會改善花費分擔和同盟國責任之間的平衡。”

這份聲明被髮布的幾小時前，美國總統川普才批評過北約成員國對這個有着70年曆史和29個成員的同盟組織貢獻不夠。

北約成員國同時敦促世界領導人保持對朝鮮“關鍵性的壓力”，包括實施聯合國所有的制裁，使朝鮮放棄核、化學及生物武器。北約還重申了對朝鮮半島無核化的支持。

朝鮮領導人金正恩在6月12日與川普的峯會上承諾會開始棄核，但目前爲止還沒有提供這一計劃的具體細節。

北約成員國還對伊朗逐步增加的導彈試驗表示擔心，並說他們一定會“永遠確保伊朗的核項目是和平的。”

成員國也對俄羅斯最近的行爲表示擔心，比如在英國毒害前英國特工。北約成員國說，俄羅斯的行爲削弱了地區穩定和安全。