EU Must Prove Both Own, NATO's Usefulness to Trump - Belgium's Foreign Minister

© AP Photo / Mindaugas KulbisSoldiers take part in the NATO military exercise 'Iron Sword 2016' at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016.
Soldiers take part in the NATO military exercise 'Iron Sword 2016' at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The European Union will have to prove EU and NATO's usefulness to US President-elect Donald Trump, Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said Monday.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Reynders called for showing Trump the usefulness of the European Union and the alliance.

This April 2, 2009 file photo shows shadows cast on a wall decorated with the NATO logo and flags of NATO countries in Strasbourg, eastern France, before the start of the NATO summit which marked the organisation's 60th anniversary. - Sputnik International
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