US President Donald Trump plans to attend the NATO summit set for July 7-8 in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday, The Caspian Post reports, citing Anadolu.

Asked by Bloomberg TV during a visit to Singapore whether Trump would attend the NATO summit in the Turkish capital, Fidan said: “As far as we know, yes, he plans to attend.”

He said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Trump several times last month and that the US president indicated on each occasion that he would attend the summit.

Stressing that the US remains committed to the alliance despite political rhetoric, Fidan said there are no signs that Washington intends to act on warnings that it could withdraw from NATO.

Fidan also said he had received no indication from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during last month’s informal NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden that Washington was considering leaving the alliance.

He noted that the US State Department and the Pentagon continue to cooperate closely with NATO member states.

“The US is constantly pressing allies to increase defense spending and take greater responsibility for their own security,” he stated. “Europeans have received the message and have already taken steps to increase defense budgets within NATO.”

“When leaders come together, we will review the progress achieved,” he said.