MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the European Council president, Europe is able to do more to boost its own capabilities and readiness, however, all European initiatives should not become an alternative to EU-NATO cooperation.
"We need to increase our value as a NATO friend. That is why we are calling today for a strengthening of the strategic partnership between the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance," Tusk said at a press conference during the NATO Summit underway in Warsaw.
Earlier in the day, Tusk, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker signed a joint EU-NATO leaders' declaration ahead of the opening ceremony of the Alliance's Warsaw Summit.
The NATO summit is taking place in the Polish capital on July 8-9, while the World Youth Day, an international Catholic youth event, is due to take place on July 25-31 in Krakow.
