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UK's Cameron Urges NATO Countries To Boost Defence Spending

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron called for an increase in defence spending by NATO members (Credit: AFP)

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday urged NATO partners to soon start spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defence, during a major speech in which he called for a more muscular approach to Western foreign policy.

Cameron -- a former UK prime minister -- said countries need to take more assertive action to protect their interests from emerging threats, including from Russia and Iran.

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