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Canada currently has approximately 700 Canadian Armed Forces personnel leading NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia as part of Operation REASSURANCE.
IANS | May 13, 2022 10:01 am
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Canada will deploy a Canadian Armed Forces general officer and six staff officers to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Multinational Division North Headquarters based in Adazi of Latvia, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced.
According to a news release posted on the prime minister’s website, Trudeau made the announcement after meeting with Latvia’s Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins during the latter’s visit to Canada from May 10 to 12, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Both leaders stressed the importance of coordination among members of NATO and discussed ways to further strengthen the Organization’s deterrence and defence measures in Eastern Europe, particularly in the Baltic region.
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They also expressed their shared support for Finland joining the NATO Alliance, the release said.
Canada currently has approximately 700 Canadian Armed Forces personnel leading NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Latvia as part of Operation REASSURANCE.
Created in March 2019, NATO’s Multinational Division North Headquarters performs several vital roles, including support for the defence planning of Baltic nations, and the coordination of regional military activities, such as the activities of enhanced Forward Presence forces, according to the release.
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The phone conversation between Presidents Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin has set the stage for a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the Ukraine war.
The United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will face a "decisive response," including military-technical countermeasures, should they make new missile threats against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
The West is pushing Russia towards its red line, leaving Moscow no choice but to respond, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian Defence Ministry.
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