VP Mike Pence reassures EU about Trump stance

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Pence is making his first trip abroad as vice president amid skepticism among European leaders over the direction of Trump?s foreign policies.
(Photo: THIERRY CHARLIER, AFP/Getty Images)Vice President Mike Pence reassured the European Union on Monday of President Trump`s commitment toward a continuing partnership with the 28-member bloc.
Vice-President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the European Commission in Brussels on Feb.
20, 2017.
On Saturday, Pence tried to reassure international partners concerned that Trump may pursue isolationist tendencies, telling the Munich Security Conference that the U.
S.
"strongly supports" NATO.
"Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the European Union," Pence said following a meeting with EU Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels on Monday.