WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Necessary steps by NATO to assist Baghdad have been touched upon in conversation with Merkel, Obama said at a joint press conference in the German city of Hannover, broadcast by the TRT World news channel.
Pres Obama says he and Merkel discussed maintaining strong security cooperation as counterterrorism partners. pic.twitter.com/b92EXPC609
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NATO is not formally engaged in the military campaign against the Islamic State, but individual members, including the United States, France, and Turkey, are contributing to military efforts against the terror group in both Syria and Iraq.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama have begun bilateral talks in the German city of Hannover.
