Share:US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien will arrive on a three-day official visit to France on Monday, to discuss Russia, China and other foreign policy issues with European officials, a National Security Council spokesperson told Politico. O’Brien will arrive in France on Monday morning and his visit will last until Wednesday. Matthew Pottinger, the deputy national security adviser, is also visiting France. When asked why the national security adviser is traveling to France instead of conducting the meeting by video conference, the spokesperson said it was “more powerful making the case in person. The discussions will focus on the West’s competition with China, according to NSC spokesperson John Ullyot.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 12, 2020 02:48 UTC