Obama: US Unable to Ensure Global Security, Prosperity Alone

The United States cannot solve all the global challenges, such as the fight against Daesh (outlawed in Russian and the United States) and the Syrian peace settlement, to ensure prosperity and security worldwide, alone, US President Barack Obama said in an interview to a Spanish newspaper.

sputniknews.com reports:

The interview is published as US President Barack Obama's started his visit to Spain on Saturday. On Sunday, the US leader is scheduled to meet with Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and heads of three major Spanish parties, namely the center-left Socialist Workers' Party, the left-wing Podemos and the liberal Citizens.

"I believe that American leadership is indispensable to the security and prosperity of the world. That’s why we’re leading the global coalition to destroy ISIL [Daesh], working tirelessly for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war, contributing more humanitarian assistance than any other nation, and mobilizing a global refugee summit this fall to mobilize new commitments. At the same time, it’s clear that no one nation – even one as powerful as the United States – can solve these kinds of transnational challenges alone,” Obama said, as quoted by the El Pais newspaper.

The US leader said he expects that the next Spanish government will be "just as committed to a strong relationship with the United States and Europe.”

"We need Spain’s continued cooperation as we meet transnational challenges, from desperate migrants crossing the Mediterranean to confronting climate change,” the US leader added.