U.S. President Donald Trump has urged NATO allies to double their military spending to four percent of their GDP.<br />He made comments on Wednesday while attending a NATO summit in Brussels. <br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram..<br />Aram… run us through how the summit went…<br /><br /> Well Mark… NATO members seemed a quite bewildered by Trump's comments…<br /> The issue of defense spending and improved burden-sharing are issues Trump has repeatedly harped on.<br />But NATO says Trump's proposed target of four percent of GDP on military spending is not even being met by the United States.<br /> Trump had earlier said Washington spends 4.2 percent, but according to numbers released by NATO, it spent an estimated three and a half percent on defense this year, which is a fraction lower than last year's figure.<br />He also singled out Germany for not pulling its weight, saying Berlin only spends "a little over one percent. <br />NATO figures show Germany spends just under one and a quarter percent.<br />When asked about Trump's proposal, this is what NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had to say…<br /><br /><br /> "…..Well I will focus on what we have agreed and we have agreed to be committed to the pledge increasing defence spending to 2 percent. And let's start with that. So we have a way to go, but the good news is that we really started to deliver……"<br /><br /> Despite Trump's complaints, he did sign the joint communique, in which NATO members agreed to focus on more defense-spending and burden-sharing. <br />They also pledged to bolster the alliance's deterrence and defense capabilities to counter Russian threats. <br />The joint communique comes just days before Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. <br />
