No higher priority than to defend security of allies

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) and Vice President Pence (left) are pictured arriving at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. READ MORE:Pence was meeting later Saturday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who addressed the conference shortly before the vice president. Pence, in an address to the Munich Security Conference, also offered assurances to European allies that the U.S. ?strongly supports? NATO. In his first overseas trip as vice president, Pence sought to calm nervous European allies who remain concerned about Russian aggression and have been alarmed by Trump?s positive statements about Russian President Vladimir Putin. The address to foreign diplomats and security officials also sought to reassure international partners who worry that Trump may pursue isolationist tendencies.