Secretary Reviews Collaboration With Canadian Counterpart

Photo By Adrian Cadiz | Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets with Jason Kenney, Canadian minister of national defense (not pictured), at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, during a bilateral discussion to discuss matters of mutual importance. Carter is participating in his first NATO ministerial as defense secretary June 24, 2015. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)  

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

06.23.2015

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Canadian Defense Minister Jason Kenney today reviewed the ongoing collaboration between the United States and Canada in the operations to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq and Syria, Defense Department officials said.

Carter and Kenney are in Brussels, where they are attending a conference of NATO defense ministers.

“Secretary Carter commended Canada for its contributions -- particularly their training efforts in northern Iraq -- and he and Minister Kenney discussed ways the United States and Canada can continue to work together on this issue,” officials said in a statement summarizing the meeting.

Ukraine Situation

The two defense leaders also discussed Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine and international efforts to provide assistance directly to Ukraine and surrounding countries, both bilaterally and through NATO reassurance initiatives, officials said.

Carter and Kenney also reiterated their support for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and pledged to continue coordinating closely on collective defense, the statement said.

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• Date Taken: 06.23.2015
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 09:54
• Story ID: 503728
• Location: WASHINGTON, US