Discussed defence and security issues with Ministers from six countries
June 24, 2015
Brussels, Belgium – Canada today reaffirmed to allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) its resolve to stand with them and partners in the face of the Putin regime’s aggression toward Ukraine.
In Brussels for a meeting of NATO defence ministers, Defence Minister Jason Kenney met on the sidelines with the United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, as well as France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. The Minister also used the opportunity to speak with his counterparts from Croatia, Estonia, and Portugal on Canadian-European defence issues.
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