Diplomat Tells Germany: Raise Military Spending, Don't Be a Freeloader
2018-01-31 10:11:25 source：USNews
January 30, 2018
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany must increase its military spending and take a more active role in conflicts to avoid being seen as one of the world's biggest freeloaders, an influential diplomat said on Wednesday.
Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference and Germany's former envoy to Washington, urged the country's would-be government coalition partners to reverse their restrictive stance on arms exports and formally back commitments to NATO.
Ischinger said he considered it "undignified" for Germany's sole contribution to the global fight against Islamic State to be reconnaissance flights.
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