Nightly News   |  May 27, 2011

Obama talks NATO security

In his first visit to Poland as the US Commander in Chief, President Obama on Friday addressed the issue of NATO security. NBC's Kristen Welker reports from Warsaw.

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>>> now we move to europe where president obama traveled today from the g-8 summit in france to poland. it's his first visit there as u.s. commander in chief, and nato security happened to be the topic. krist kristen will welker is traveling with the president. is with us from warsar, good evening.

>>> nato security was a big issue in warsaw, and so was the arab spring. president obama met with 17 leaders from eastern and central europe to discuss ways to bring about democracy in the region. urmural today, he wrapped up the g-8 photo with hosts of the summit and the world leaders . dominating the discussion, the u.s. and allies say removing gadhafi from power is now part of the mission, and they met with medvedev who was critical of the strikes, but he's now willing to serve as a mediator, saying he'll use his contacts with the government to try to negotiate an end to the conflict there. the president heads back tomorrow.

>> kristen welker traveling with the