Obama Seeks to Calm US Allies over Trump Concerns

US President Barack Obama has sought to assure America's allies that President-elect Donald Trump will honour the country's international alliances when he takes office in January.

    Obama told reporters that Trump had expressed an interest in maintaining the US commitment to Nato, the (BBC) reported.

    This came hours before Obama was due to arrive in the Greek capital, Athens, on his final official overseas trip. Obama will later travel on to Germany and then to Peru.  Security has been stepped up in Athens where anti-US protests are planned.

    Obama is expected to use his final foreign visit to calm nerves over the forthcoming administration of Trump. The property tycoon's surprise election victory has raised concern among some world leaders after a string of controversial statements he made during his campaign. 

    At a White House news conference on Monday, Obama said his successor had "expressed a great interest in maintaining our core strategic relationships". He said this included "strong and robust Nato" partnerships, which he said would convey "enormous continuity" to the world.

Source: QNA