US tariffs don't violate NATO treaty, says Mark Rutte Rutte was responding to a reporter's question that referred to article 2 in the NATO treaty which states: '(NATO allies) will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.'
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends a press conference, on the day of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.
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Brussels: The sweeping new US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump do not violate NATO treaties, the military alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday after meeting NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
Rutte was responding to a reporter's question that referred to article 2 in the NATO treaty which states: "(NATO allies) will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them."