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Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was time to end the war in Syria and return refugees to their homeland.
Regarding the US airstrike on al-Shayrat air base in Syria, Trump said "we did the right thing, and it was very, very successfully done."
During a news conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump called NATO a "bulwark of international peace and security" and reiterated that NATO members must "meet their financial obligations and pay what they owe."
Trump pointed out that he had fruitful discussions with Stoltenberg on what can be done to combat terrorism.
The US President also thanked NATO members for supporting his decision last Thursday to launch 59 rockets directed at a Syrian air base in response to a chemical attack on civilians and said it was time to end the war there and return refugees to their homeland.
Trump expressed the US desire to have good relations with everyone, including Russia. He also expressed his country's readiness to deal with the crisis related to North Korea without China if needed.
