May 21, 2015
Brussels, Belgium — General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, met with his North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) counterparts this week for a NATO Military Committee meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
Discussions at the two day meeting focused on:
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The evolving global security environment and the associated implications for NATO;
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The way ahead for implementation of the Readiness Action Plan by the 2016 NATO Summit that will take place in Warsaw;
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The security situation in Ukraine and in Georgia, and the progress of their respective defence reforms;
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Updates on the Alliance’s assurance measures in Central and Eastern Europe; and,
Reinforcing NATO’s military cooperation with key regional partners.
The NATO Chiefs of Defence took advantage of this opportunity to honour the troops of Allies and Partners who have been killed while in the service of NATO, by participating in a wreath laying ceremony.
On the margins of the two day meeting, General Lawson met with several of his counterparts, including the Ukrainian and Polish Chiefs of Defence, for bilateral discussions.
Prior to his attendance at the NATO Military Committee meeting, General Lawson participated in the European Union Military Committee meeting which took place on May 19, 2015.
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General Lawson and the Canadian Delegation meet with his counterparts from Iceland, Minister Arnor Sigurjonsson and Minister-Counsellor Fridrik Honsson.
