Doors of NATO open for those who seek to join the alliance: Joe Biden
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US President Joe Biden said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will maintain its "open door" to those European states who share similar values.
New Delhi: Amid the deteriorating World Peace situation following Russia’s needless assault on Ukraine, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will maintain its "open door" to those European states who share the similar values and who one day may seek to join our Alliance.
"As President Putin threatens the very foundations of international peace and security, NATO is once again demonstrating that it stands for freedom and democracy," Biden said.
Biden reiterated that the United States will defend "every inch of NATO territory and their commitment to Article 5 is ironclad.
“ I have ordered the deployment of additional forces to augment our capabilities in Europe to support our NATO Allies,” Biden said.
The president made the remarks after he met with leaders of NATO Allies to discuss their shared commitment to collective defence and transatlantic security, the White House said in a statement.
