It's the first visit President Donald Trump has made to the country since his state visit in June.
President Donald Trump touched down in the U.K. on Monday night ahead of a highly-anticipated NATO meeting.
The gathering comes amid overt tensions between some leaders regarding spending pledges, how to tackleThe two-day meeting is taking place just outside of London, in Watford, with high-profile delegates then heading to Buckingham Palace in the evening where Queen Elizabeth II will host NATO heads of state and government for dinner.
Flags of NATO member countries hang at the Parliament Square ahead of the NATO Summit in London as NATO countries' heads of states and government gather in London for a two-day meeting at The Grove Hotel near Watford.Defense spending among NATO allies, or the lack thereof is also likely to feature prominently in this week's summit.
NATO estimates for 2019, released in June, show that only the U.S., U.K., Greece, Estonia, Romania, Poland and Latvia have met or surpassed that target. The highest defense spend was made by the U.S., at 3.4% of its GDP, while the lowest spend was by Luxembourg which only spent 0.55%.
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