US President Barack Obama arrived in France on Friday for a NATO summit, where he pledged to repair US-European relations, sent a warning to North Korea, and stressed the importance of preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.
Obama was greeted by cheering crowds as he arrived in the city of Strasbourg, where he met Franceâs President Nicolas Sarkozy.
NATO is celebrating its 60th anniversary this weekend, and the American president is hoping to secure backing for his new strategy on Afghanistan. That plan aims to defeat an increasing insurgency by Taliban and al-Qaida militants in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Speaking before a town-hall style gathering in Strasbourg, Obama said that the U.S. and its allies must stand together because âal-Qaida is still a threatâ.
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