Norway reconfirms commitment to NATO defense spending target

Norwegian Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen attends a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis (not seen in picture) in Oslo, Norway, July 14, 2018. Norway on Saturday reconfirmed its commitment to gradually increase defense spending to two percent of GDP in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis to the Nordic country. (Xinhua/Liang Youchang)